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Standard General’s Soo Kim Brands Tegna Deal Criticism as Racist, Sexist

By John Eggerton Published

Calls attacks against the proposed station-group merger ‘fact-free’

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FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel and member Brendan Carr testify before House panel
Deadlocked FCC Still Has Power to Block Standard General-Tegna Deal

By John Eggerton Last updated

Tie would not go to the potential runners of the combined broadcast group

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Frank Washington Pushes Diversity Argument for Standard General-Tegna Merger

By John Eggerton Last updated

Says it would help change the mostly white face of content distribution

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Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) at a May Capitol Hill news conference.
Nancy Pelosi, Frank Pallone Have Issues with Standard General-Tegna Merger

By John Eggerton Last updated

Standard General counters with lengthy rebuttal

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Standard General leaders Soo Kim and Deb McDermott.
FCC Seeks Staffing Info on Standard General-Tegna

By John Eggerton Last updated

Also wants retrans-related documents in second request

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Tech Women’s Group Back Standard General Tegna Deal

By John Eggerton Last updated

Point to Deb McDermott heading new combined company

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Frank Washington Backs Standard General-Tegna Deal

By John Eggerton Published

Veteran media exec and government official was instrumental in minority tax certificate

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State Black Caucus Leaders Endorse Standard General-Tegna

By John Eggerton Last updated

Said deal will boost diversity

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The Tegna Inc. headquarters stands in McLean, Virginia, U.S., on Friday, March, 13, 2020. Comedian and TV producer Byron Allen has made a $20-a-share, all-cash offer for Tegna in a deal that values the TV station owner at $8.5 billion, including debt, according to a person familiar with the situation.
FCC, Standard General-Tegna Deal Opponents Continue to Talk

By John Eggerton Published

Elsewhere, some diversity groups signal they are OK with merger

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Signage is displayed outside Tegna Inc. headquarters in McLean, Virginia, U.S., on Friday, March, 13, 2020.
FCC Probes Arguments of Standard General-Tegna Deal Opponents

By John Eggerton Last updated

FCC said to have asked for meeting

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