Muted: The Collapse of Independence on Cable News
From watchdog to lapdog: How CNN, MSNBC, and Fox surrendered their independence
In the first parts of this series, we traced how network television, public broadcasting, and print media—once free and accessible—have been dismantled. Cable news, by contrast, has always been behind a paywall, positioned as a more robust arena for journalism. For decades, it claimed to offer sharper interviews, deeper reporting, and less vulnerability…
