Mediagazer: Reagan scholar and biographer Craig Shirley pens op-ed opposing Sinclair's merger with Tribune, on site co-founded by conservative personality Laura Ingraham (Craig Shirley/LifeZette)

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Craig Shirley / LifeZette:

Reagan scholar and biographer Craig Shirley pens op-ed opposing Sinclair's merger with Tribune, on site co-founded by conservative personality Laura Ingraham — If the proposed merger goes through, it will create a media giant with access to 70 percent of American households

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