New Campaign Exposes Covert Consolidation in Newsrooms

Change the Channels is a new campaign focused on exposing the new face of media consolidation.

Across the country, hundreds of TV stations have quietly merged newsrooms, circumventing the Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership limits at the expense of independent, local journalism. “Change the Channels” features an interactive map highlighting each city impacted by covert consolidation and shared news operations. The map highlights eight communities that are home to some of the worst examples of covert consolidation, including Asheville, N.C.; Chicago; Denver; Honolulu; Peoria, Ill; San Antonio; San Francisco; and Syracuse, N.Y.