#1822 The State Media Playbook: The FCC and Billionaires Are Waging a War on the Free Press

Air Date: 9/13/2026

Today we trace the two-front war on the American press. On one side, government regulators and members of Congress are going after news outlets for the stories they choose to run. On the other, politically friendly buyers are taking ownership of major networks to turn them into free-market versions of state media.

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