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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
samlitzinger@journa.host ("Sam Litzinger") wrote:
“As the conservative movement built its political power, its champion, Ronald Reagan, soon killed the fairness doctrine that had required time for contrasting political content – a move that birthed the rightwing talk radio monopoly.
When the Democrats regained power, Bill Clinton joined in by signing legislation deregulating the media industry so that a handful of megacorporations (and now tech companies) could buy up and control most of what we read, see and hear…”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/12/bari-weisss-cbs-news-50-years-in-the-making