3 hours ago · Politics · hide · 0 comments

Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. It's time to wrest our power back If you’re a multibillionaire, you might view democracy as a potential threat to your net worth. Control over a significant share of the dwindling number of media outlets would enable you to effectively hedge against democracy by suppressing criticism of you and other plutocrats, and discouraging any attempt to – for example – tax away your wealth. They should just call all of these billionaire owned media outlets conflict-of-interest journalism.

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