The viewership and support ( and the accessibility round the USA) of PBS News hour and local PBS news sources is growing. Trump did his best to stop sources of funding for PBS but it is stronger and more watched, in more places than ever. Their viewership grows and so does their readership of local and regional news. Their role in presenting news, accurately and thoughtfully makes it one of the most reliable, and publicly supported news sources in the nation, perhaps the world. NO Federal support and NO interference, YES to Public Ownership and NEWS reporting that informs and helps understanding and accurate reporting of news. Support PBS and watch it for the real news.
Most people have a price (and I would say all, but I can live with a few exceptions). People, no matter how noble their initial intentions may be with an invention, will let go at some point, and they will rationalize the decision and explain how it wasn’t actually selling out…I don’t know how much blame to put at the feet of those who give up the endless fight against the billionaires. I personally haven’t sacrificed anywhere near as much as Qasim, and I am in no place to judge those who work their entire lives for a chance to be a journalist, and then find themselves either working for a billionaire or being forced to figure out how to make ends meet. I just hope that people are held accountable for what they say and what they do.
Thank you for this great journalism,Qasim. There's more to this that is even scarier. Nancy Guthrie's disappearance is meant to play to a wide audience. As a news host, a journalist, heads-up: you wouldn't want a loved-one of YOURS to disappear, now, would you? This was a message to the journalism community NOT a kidnapping for money--she could just as easily have tripped and fallen out a window.
Every decent, freedom-loving journalist should refuse to work for these networks. We should never subscribe to them. Journalists who are being intentionally accepting, non-judgmental of Trump: you are giving the people false information. This country's downfall is ON YOU TOO!
The pontification skills of the very wealthy require hand and mouth emphasis on salient points. The serious listener must indicate rapt attention and absorption with pursed lips and noticeable tilt of the head. “Listen up rabble” and all that twaddle…
Well my thoughts on this is that I know enough already about him, his administration and the Re-pug-nant representatives and Senators to know if anything is said remotely good about them, it is nothing more than propaganda. My mind is made up for who they really are and their true agenda.And nothing they say will ever change my mind🤬
Nearly? American media corporations are owned by a few large conglomerates like Comcast, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox Corporation, and Paramount Global, which have acquired many individual companies through mergers and acquisitions. These corporations and their subsidiaries own a vast majority of U.S. media, with some of the largest being owned by families or managed by major institutional investors.
Key owners of major American media companies
Comcast: Owns NBCUniversal, which includes NBC, MSNBC, and Universal Pictures.
Disney: Owns ABC, ESPN, and numerous film studios like Pixar and Marvel Studios.
Warner Bros. Discovery: Owns CNN, along with numerous other properties. Major shareholders include institutional investors like Vanguard, State Street, and BlackRock.
Fox Corporation: Owned by the Murdoch family, it includes Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.
Paramount Global: The company that owns CBS and has a stake in The CW, with studios such as Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
How ownership is concentrated
Through a history of mergers and acquisitions, a small number of corporations now control a significant portion of the U.S. media landscape.
Some of these corporations, like Fox Corporation, are controlled by families, while others, like Warner Bros. Discovery, have major shares held by institutional investors.
The Murdoch family owns the Fox media empire, with Lachlan Murdoch now in firm control after a family succession deal in September 2025. Rupert Murdoch, the family patriarch, stepped down as chairman, but his son Lachlan secured control of both Fox Corporation and News Corp.
Family patriarch: Rupert Murdoch built the media empire and led it for decades.
Succession: In 2025, a family deal cemented Lachlan Murdoch's control of the empire, putting an end to a succession dispute among the siblings.
Current leadership: Lachlan Murdoch is the executive chairman and CEO of Fox Corporation and the chairman of News Corp.
Other siblings: Under the deal, Rupert's other children, Prudence, Elisabeth, and James Murdoch, received significant payouts in exchange for their claims on the company.
All the more reason to support independent journalists with paid subscriptions.
The viewership and support ( and the accessibility round the USA) of PBS News hour and local PBS news sources is growing. Trump did his best to stop sources of funding for PBS but it is stronger and more watched, in more places than ever. Their viewership grows and so does their readership of local and regional news. Their role in presenting news, accurately and thoughtfully makes it one of the most reliable, and publicly supported news sources in the nation, perhaps the world. NO Federal support and NO interference, YES to Public Ownership and NEWS reporting that informs and helps understanding and accurate reporting of news. Support PBS and watch it for the real news.
I do not trust any American news source completely. The majority can be read and make your own assessment when we can no longer do that we are doomed!
Most people have a price (and I would say all, but I can live with a few exceptions). People, no matter how noble their initial intentions may be with an invention, will let go at some point, and they will rationalize the decision and explain how it wasn’t actually selling out…I don’t know how much blame to put at the feet of those who give up the endless fight against the billionaires. I personally haven’t sacrificed anywhere near as much as Qasim, and I am in no place to judge those who work their entire lives for a chance to be a journalist, and then find themselves either working for a billionaire or being forced to figure out how to make ends meet. I just hope that people are held accountable for what they say and what they do.
Just read this! It's very comprehensive!
https://substack.com/@magacultslayer/p-191437313
MSM is nothing more than advertising platforms for schlock products and propaganda.
Thank you for this great journalism,Qasim. There's more to this that is even scarier. Nancy Guthrie's disappearance is meant to play to a wide audience. As a news host, a journalist, heads-up: you wouldn't want a loved-one of YOURS to disappear, now, would you? This was a message to the journalism community NOT a kidnapping for money--she could just as easily have tripped and fallen out a window.
Every decent, freedom-loving journalist should refuse to work for these networks. We should never subscribe to them. Journalists who are being intentionally accepting, non-judgmental of Trump: you are giving the people false information. This country's downfall is ON YOU TOO!
The pontification skills of the very wealthy require hand and mouth emphasis on salient points. The serious listener must indicate rapt attention and absorption with pursed lips and noticeable tilt of the head. “Listen up rabble” and all that twaddle…
Well my thoughts on this is that I know enough already about him, his administration and the Re-pug-nant representatives and Senators to know if anything is said remotely good about them, it is nothing more than propaganda. My mind is made up for who they really are and their true agenda.And nothing they say will ever change my mind🤬
Nearly? American media corporations are owned by a few large conglomerates like Comcast, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox Corporation, and Paramount Global, which have acquired many individual companies through mergers and acquisitions. These corporations and their subsidiaries own a vast majority of U.S. media, with some of the largest being owned by families or managed by major institutional investors.
Key owners of major American media companies
Comcast: Owns NBCUniversal, which includes NBC, MSNBC, and Universal Pictures.
Disney: Owns ABC, ESPN, and numerous film studios like Pixar and Marvel Studios.
Warner Bros. Discovery: Owns CNN, along with numerous other properties. Major shareholders include institutional investors like Vanguard, State Street, and BlackRock.
Fox Corporation: Owned by the Murdoch family, it includes Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.
Paramount Global: The company that owns CBS and has a stake in The CW, with studios such as Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
How ownership is concentrated
Through a history of mergers and acquisitions, a small number of corporations now control a significant portion of the U.S. media landscape.
Some of these corporations, like Fox Corporation, are controlled by families, while others, like Warner Bros. Discovery, have major shares held by institutional investors.
The Murdoch family owns the Fox media empire, with Lachlan Murdoch now in firm control after a family succession deal in September 2025. Rupert Murdoch, the family patriarch, stepped down as chairman, but his son Lachlan secured control of both Fox Corporation and News Corp.
Family patriarch: Rupert Murdoch built the media empire and led it for decades.
Succession: In 2025, a family deal cemented Lachlan Murdoch's control of the empire, putting an end to a succession dispute among the siblings.
Current leadership: Lachlan Murdoch is the executive chairman and CEO of Fox Corporation and the chairman of News Corp.
Other siblings: Under the deal, Rupert's other children, Prudence, Elisabeth, and James Murdoch, received significant payouts in exchange for their claims on the company.
SEE: BLACKROCK