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Elon Musk has publicly criticized the concentration of media ownership in the US, which allows a select few to "filter" information to fit a narrative.
There are "like five people that control all the news," Musk said in a clip going viral on his social media platform X.
It is these individuals that decide "what is newsworthy," he claimed.
Sputnik took a closer look at who are the individuals pulling the strings behind much of US media.
1. BRIAN L. ROBERTS – Chairman & CEO of Comcast Corporation
Media assets:
TV: NBC, Telemundo, MSNBC, CNBC, USA Network, Bravo, Syfy, E!, Golf Channel, Olympic Channel
Film: Universal Pictures, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation
Streaming: Peacock
2. CHRISTINE MCCARTHY, BOB IGER – Top Individual Shareholders at The Walt Disney Company
Media assets:
TV: ABC, ESPN, FX, National Geographic, Freeform
Film: Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures
Streaming: Disney+, Hulu (majority stake), ESPN+
3. SHARI REDSTONE – Major Stakeholder at Paramount Global
Media assets:
TV: CBS, The CW (partial ownership), MTV, Nickelodeon, BET, Comedy Central, Showtime
Film: Paramount Pictures
Streaming: Paramount+
4. MURDOCH FAMILY – Owners of Fox Corporation, News Corporation
Media assets:
TV: Fox News, Fox Business, Fox Sports, Fox Network
Print: New York Post; Dow Jones & Company (owns The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch)
5. HEARST FAMILY – Owners of Hearst Communications
Media assets:
Print: San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar
TV: Partial ownership in A&E Networks (History Channel, Lifetime), ESPN (with Disney)
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250202/who-controls-what-americans-listen-to-read--see-in-the-news-1121526219.html
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