This is a very clear glimpse of the way democracy dies as journalism is strangled by its billionaire owners in an attempt to protect themselves from accountability. Corruption at this scale/unaccountable wealth are massive parts of the ongoing war against democracy and integral to understanding it.
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Marisa Kabas
Holy shit: When Will Lewis was newly-hired Publisher and CEO of the Washington Post, he offered NPR media reporter David Folkenflik an exclusive story about the paper's future in exchange for him killing a story about Lewis' involvement in covering up criminal activity at Rupert Murdoch's tabloids.
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