In February, the joint case ran a declaration in the Washington Post Illon Musk criticism A major role in the Trump administration. As a private government employee, “” Musk He was enabled to illegally launch millions and mainly reshape the federal government. Our opening article asked a clear question: Who is responsible for our country? The weekend before the advertisement is printed, the owned billionaire paper She retreated and pulled it From publication at the last minute, the step that has sparked concerns about freedom of expression and the ability of institutional media to retain power – and billionaires – in mind.
Free press is very important for our democracy, and we must do everything we can to preserve. But what happens when companies have billionaires and megarich, operate most of the communication channels and share information? Americans discover this in real time.
Before withdrawing from “Elon Mousse FireThe advertisement, the founder of Amazon and the owner of the Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, supported the Kamala Harris paper. Los Angeles Times She followed her example. Recently, the Washington Post withdrew the Politzer Caricature Painter Work when mocking The media and technology are mourners wandering at President Donald Trump’s feet. On the nose, a lot?
These surrender by the traditional columns of the FREE Press newspaper enabled the new administration to attack our media. When the Associated Press refused to recognize the “Gulf of America”, it was banned from the White House surrounding room for weeks. when Amber Ruffin, CNN host, “Have you got news for you?” The comedian MC at this year’s White House correspondent dinner indicated that she will enjoy President Trump, and she was separated from the event. Now, even after six months of this new administration, President Trump signed an executive order to calm PBS and NPR, a direct attack on the general media -based media.
Trump’s pressure and the intimidation of the media did not stop. Recently, Wendy McMahon, President CBS News, She resigned amid pressure from President Trump, CBS and her mother company, Paramount. McMahon is not the only one who was threatened recently to alert the public to the suspicious procedures of the administration. ABC News is now suffering from covering the luxury plane from Qatar – another example of Trump targeting the media to expose the suspicious procedures by his administration.
At the community level, local news dies over the past decade, leaving behind the news of news throughout the country. One of the smaller traditional printing outlets is unable to keep pace with the digital age to systematically undermine the purchase boxes and rid the local papers, Societies are stolen From their arrival to time updates and sincere reports on their local governments. Public broadcasting organizations such as PBS and NPR fill in the void of millions of Americans who keep the news from local public broadcasting stations.
Our social media platforms are not safe either, as billionaires – often have great political donors – possess and control the ways our information is spread over the Internet. When the few of the interests gained in certain agendas control the channels of communication, they have authority over what we say, and what we see, and therefore, what constitutes the truth.
On January 6, Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, announced that it was Ending the facts verification On its platforms – program It has been shown to be “effective in reducing faith in the most and reducing the number of times that this content is shared.” It also prompted Facebook recently Trump $ 25 million to settle an old lawsuit She grew up from her decision to ban Trump’s novels after the January 6 rebellion.
A few weeks later, Google said that It will not integrate the facts In the search engine or YouTube. With these new rules intervention, the leaders of these technology companies had these technology companies Front row seats To the inauguration of President Trump. Great technology companies, including CEOs, each 1 million dollars donated To the opening box Trump.
How can the public interest prevail over the platforms and in the owned ports of private ownership? It is very similar to hedge funds that merged local news, private interests and unacceptable executives who want to dismantle the columns from our democracy and sell their parts to the highest bid at the expense of people.
Since 2010, the Americans have seen large money that poisoned our policy significantly with the decision of the United Supreme Court citizens who opened flood gates for unlimited political spending by companies and private interests. Obviously, the money is no longer just buying a seat on the table anymore – it buys every seat, table and the entire white home as well.
The 2024 elections were testimony to this, as it was the oldest elections in American history, where nearly $ 16 billion was spent at the country level and an additional $ 5 billion coming from external sources. Each five megawatt donates more than $ 100 million to influence the elections.
It is true that democracy dies in the dark. It also withers behind the Paywall Wall, is manipulated by social media algorithms and hollows by unifying the secret companies. The shadow of self -interested billionaires increases larger day by day, spoiling any fact that contradicts the end result. But this is not the end of the story.
Organizations such as Commun Cause and the Southern Poverty Center are committed to cutting a different path by highlighting the darkness. From helping ordinary people to make their voices heard and providing local solutions that enable small donors from the dollar, to remove the financial barriers that prevent ordinary people from running for positions, increasing government transparency and maintaining the ecosystem of local media, we can continue to consider.
