Friday, Apr. 6, 2018

Published: April 6, 2018, 10:08 a.m.

On local TV stations across the United States, news anchors have been delivering the exact same message to their viewers. \u201cOur greatest responsibility,\u201d they begin by saying, \u201cis to serve our communities.\u201d But what they are being forced to say next has left many questioning whom those stations are really being asked to serve. Guests: Sydney Ember, a New York Times business reporter who covers print and digital media; Aaron Weiss, who worked several years ago as a news director for Sinclair in Sioux City, Iowa. For more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.