Edition No. 107 · Wed 7 Oct 2026 · Story 6 of 34

The Lever's David Sirota on challenging corporate media

The Rebooting

David Sirota argues mainstream news carries its owners' perspective and that independent outlets should avoid capture by any single funder.

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