1. Bloomberg News is putting its talented reporters on the sidelines of the 2020 election because its billionaire owner does not want them to produce negative stories about him
It's a dramatic example of a systemic issue — so much of America's media is controlled by billionaires
It's a dramatic example of a systemic issue — so much of America's media is controlled by billionaires
2. Major news outlets owned by billionaires:
Washington Post (Bezos)
LA Times (Patrick Soon-Shiong)
TIME (Marc Benioff)
Wall Street Journal (Murdoch)
The Atlantic (Powell Jobs)
Washington Post (Bezos)
LA Times (Patrick Soon-Shiong)
TIME (Marc Benioff)
Wall Street Journal (Murdoch)
The Atlantic (Powell Jobs)
3. Some of these billionaires seems like they are doing a good job!
But at a time when America has extreme disparities of wealth are billionaires going to run publications that hold the powerful accountable no matter what?
I have my doubts.
But at a time when America has extreme disparities of wealth are billionaires going to run publications that hold the powerful accountable no matter what?
I have my doubts.
4. It's part of why I quit my job last year and started my newsletter, Popular Information.
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