>you overstate the freedom the press had before. I'm comparing the journalism in US before media consolidation and after. After 1987 repeal of the FCC fairness

>you overstate the freedom the press had before. I'm comparing the journalism in US before media consolidation and after. After 1987 repeal of the FCC fairness doctrine, rules of the game changed and companies started to buy up media assets knowing that they can use media to tell just their side of the story. This process finished in 1990s with 90% of media companies owned by 6 media conglomerates. The other seminal moment in US media space the was 2013 amendment to the Smith Mundt Act, allowing US to employ the same propaganda both inside and outside of the United States. So, I am not overstating the loss of freedom and diversity that the US media experienced over the past 25 years.