Billionaires, Inc. — Book VI: Who Owns the American Media? examines how concentrated wealth and corporate ownership influence the news, information, and entertainment received by the American public.
The authors map the billionaires, corporations, and powerful families that control major television networks, newspapers, local stations, digital platforms, and entertainment companies. The book explores newsroom business pressures, media consolidation, late-night television, regulatory decisions, the FCC’s public-interest responsibilities, and the influence of families such as the Ellisons and Murdochs.
Using ownership records, corporate disclosures, government documents, and reported evidence, the book distinguishes verified facts from allegations and political interpretation. It also helps readers investigate media ownership, business relationships, regulatory proceedings, and the financial interests that may shape what information reaches the public.
Book VI asks a crucial democratic question: When a small group of billionaires and corporations controls much of the nation’s information, can Americans still depend on a free, independent, and accountable press?