> Aren’t most news agencies, directly or indirectly, owned by BlackRock, State Street, or the Vanguard Group? That’s a real question
It’s a stupid question easily dismissed with a modicum of research. (Most papers aren’t public.)
It’s a stupid question easily dismissed with a modicum of research. (Most papers aren’t public.)
The problem with the original assertion is that most media outlets, including an overwhelming majority of newspapers, are privately owned. Notoriously, among the biggest ones, by billionaires.
Nope [1].
[1] https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/walt-disney-company-acquire...
How much control do they have? Have you heard of the Murdochs?
> At this point you should realize my question isn't naive or "stupid"
If you said television media, it would have still been wrong, but not stupid. (Because it depends on understanding how voting control and passive vs active investing works, none of which is common knowledge.) Generalising to all media, most of which isn’t publicly owned, is.