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American Fever Dream

EXTRA EXTRA Crossover: The Billionaires Who Are Killing Journalism

American Fever Dream

Betches

News, Politics, Daily News

4.62K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Rich white men and the newspapers they buy to feed their own egos… name a more iconic duo. But what’s different about this generation of wealthy media moguls? In honor of the end of HBO's Succession, and in the wake of VICE Media declaring bankruptcy, what better time to examine the individuals who are getting rich off their media empires... and killing journalism in the proess. In this throwback episode of EXTRA EXTRA from October, 2022, Sami Sage takes us on a tour of the many publishing-billionaires in power today and the media properties they wield to further their own agendas. From traditional publications like the New York Times and Washington Post, to new digital behemoths like Facebook and Google, she tells us why media consolidation among the elites poses a threat to journalism as we know it. Check out Morning Announcements ever weekday, and keep an eye out for more EXTRA EXTRA episodes to come! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, sub-listeners, Amanda Duperman here.

0:02.1

It's a big week for billionaires, buffoons, and media.

0:06.2

The series finale of succession marks the end of an era

0:08.5

for the bubbling Roy siblings and meanwhile,

0:10.8

Vice Media declared bankruptcy this week,

0:12.6

signaling yet another signpost

0:14.2

in the downfall of traditional news media.

0:17.0

In honor of these headlines,

0:18.3

The Bachelor's Up is proud to share an episode

0:19.9

of Morning Announcements Extra Extra entitled,

0:22.3

The Billionaires Who Are Killing Journalism.

0:24.7

Listen along as our own Sammy Sage takes us on a tour

0:27.5

of the many publishing billionaires in power today

0:29.9

and the media properties they wield to further

0:31.8

their own agendas.

0:33.0

From traditional publications like The New York Times

0:35.2

and Washington Post to new digital behemoths

0:37.3

like Facebook and Google,

0:38.7

Sammy tells us why media consolidation among the elites

0:41.3

poses a huge threat to journalism as we know it.

0:46.8

Hello and welcome to Extra Extra,

0:48.9

your premium companion to The Morning Announcements podcast.

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