Paying attention to who owns our media is a tradition and counteraction as tale as old as capitalism. Who impacts the messages and narratives we are subjected to? Why did Larry Ellison’s Oracle insist on buying a significant stake in TikTok’s U.S. operation? Why is the merger between Warner Bros. and Paramount so alarming in a climate where misinformation, authoritarianism, and fascism are rampant and go hand-in-hand?
Beyond the outrage of it all, we do have power. We can control what we invest our attention and money into because, as we all know, Everything is Political.