The US spends the least out of just about every country for public media.
I think your disinterest in the history of media ownership will probably prevent you from understanding what is happening now. Trying to understand what is happening without context of the past is not a good strategy.
your disinterest in the history of media ownership will probably prevent you from understanding what is happening now
You’re probably correct! I had a quick skim of that link and I couldn’t do it.
Is it that complicated though? Oligarchs are buying up media, just as they have done before, but that last part doesn’t really matter to me. Should it matter? The issue for me is what they are doing to it at the moment, in this era. In my era.
It’s troubling, really. A country so fixated on democracy (as they should be), sure has very limited access to unbiased news outlets. And the fact that it’s the most powerful country in the world makes it worse. 🥲
[Sorry if I’m incoherent right now, I’m on very little sleep typing this out…]
Yes, it is all very complicated. You could spend your whole life studying this stuff and end up realizing that there is still way more to learn.
I think you get the synopsis and that is way better than most people. Cheers!
