Demanding a Counter-"Point"

A new campaign charges Sinclair Broadcast Group, the "largest single owner/operator of television stations in the United States," with "misusing public airwaves with partisan news programming." The campaign, by Media Matters for America, MoveOn, Free Press, AlterNet, and others, is focusing on the nightly commentary "The Point," by Sinclair spokesperson and lobbyist Mark Hyman. An analysis of "The Point" by Media Matters "found that the commentaries repeatedly attacked ... Democratic politicians," "referred to Democrats as the 'Angry Left,'" and "expressed support for Bush administration policies." The goal is getting Sinclair "to allow rebuttals to 'The Point' or even add another commentary with a more liberal point of view."