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The news division of the network that became ABC in 1943, owned by Disney. Its evening newscast and Sunday program reach audiences considerably larger than any cable channel, though smaller than they once were.
Broadcast news is constrained by time in a way that forces clarity, and its anchors remain among the most trusted figures in American media. Critics on the right argue that the constraint also means a story's framing is set by a handful of producers with a narrow range of backgrounds, and that its correspondents' questions reveal a consistent set of assumptions.