"Don't do Iraq Unless it's Good News"

GQ's latest issue tunes into Watching Washington's favorite broadcast company -- Sinclair Broadcast Group.

The article recounts some of our favorite postings here -- the anti-Kerry documentary the company tried to air right before the election, their refusal to carry Nightline's tribute to fallen troops in 2004, and their role in the Pundit Payola Scandal.

But GQ also delves into the background of Sinclair's owners -- David and Duncan Smith.

GQ reports Duncan Smith is an environmentalist, while David got his start selling bootleg porn.

The article details the growth of the Smith's political power and rise of their company to be the largest independent television station owner in the US. It looks into their ties with Congress, the FCC, and their use of the airwaves to promote a conservative agenda.

It also recounts job interviews where applicants were asked their position on every hot-button political issue from abortion to to drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge -- and the message to the newsroom: "Don't do Iraq unless it's good news." (GQ)