Simon Owens’s Media Newsletter

At the same time, I think the legacy corporate media outlets can do a poor job of educating the public on the stakes of elections, whether it’s because they regularly publish op-eds from misinformation-spewing demagogues, succumb to lazy both-sides narratives, or make editorial decisions that serve the monetary interests of their billionaire owners.

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