Muted: Monopoly or How American Media Was Gutted from Within
When did America stop protecting independent media, and why did we let it happen?
On July 24, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission approved a media merger that once would have been unthinkable: the acquisition of Paramount Global by Skydance Media. Valued at over $8 billion, the deal folds CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and Paramount Pictures into a single corporate umbrella, all overseen by a company known for its clo…
