Article in The Guardian by Margaret Sullivan, 12/20/25

Headline:  “The tug-of-war over CNN shows how dysfunctional US media has become”

Subhead:  “The network’s fate has become a battle of corporate ownership, not a question of what benefits Americans”

“. . .Whatever the outcome, the fate of CNN has become part of a high-stakes game of corporate ownership, not as a question of what benefits the information-seeking public.

“America’s media system isn’t set up for that lofty goal. It’s set up for corporate profitability, for shareholder gain, for ever-increasing size and ever-decreasing competition. . .”

“Policies that strengthen independent news organizations, bolster local journalism, fund public media, and prohibit the concentration of media power in too few hands are not only possible – they are necessary for a functioning democracy.”

Read the full article at:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/20/cnn-us-news-media-corporate-ownership