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Podcast: American Fever Dream
Episode: EXTRA EXTRA Crossover: The Billionaires Who Are Killing Journalism
Description: Rich white men and the newspapers they buy to feed their own egos… name a more iconic duo. But what’s different about this generation of wealthy media moguls? In honor of the end of HBO's Succession, and in the wake of VICE Media declaring bankruptcy, what better time to examine the individuals who are getting rich off their media empires... and killing journalism in the proess.In this throwback episode of EXTRA EXTRA from October, 2022, Sami Sage takes us on a tour of the many publishing-billionaires in power today and the media properties they wield to furt...