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The Ellisons’ Empire: Media Consolidation, Narrative Control, and the Threat to Democracy

By Coty Poynter

The Ellisons’ takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery isn’t merely a Hollywood merger; it is a signal that narrative control can be—and has been—bought. Turning away from that fact cedes one of the most essential tools for maintaining a democracy to the people actively working to dismantle it.

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