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fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

Billionaires Are Encroaching on the Free Press. Let's Act to Defend It in 2026.

A Paramount takeover could place CNN under right-wing ownership, threatening newsroom independence, diversity initiatives, and worker protections.
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fromThe Verge
1 month ago

MSNBC's website is now MS.NOW

MS NOW relaunched at ms.now with new branding and independent newsroom, distancing from NBC while keeping 'MS' as a redefined initial.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Shouldn't We Care That NBC's Parent Company Is Helping to Pay for Trump's New Ballroom?

The arrangement works like this: Major corporations contribute undisclosed sums to the Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit handling fundraising for the 90,000-square-foot ballroom annex. In return, donors reportedly receive White House dinner invitations and potential name inscriptions inside the building, tangible symbols of access to an administration their news divisions scrutinize daily. This isn't merely optics. It's a structural conflict that undermines the premise of independent journalism.
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