Media companies should be prohibited from owning both entertainment and reporting segments because the average citizen cannot distinguish between them.

“I don't think media companies should be able to own entertainment and reporting segments cuz the average American is too [ __ ] [ __ ] to know the difference between a hot bed and a and a reporter and a pundit.”

Media organizations are potentially leveraging editorial decisions to appease Donald Trump and secure regulatory approval for mergers.

“They're trying to buy off Trump essentially or at least so it looks.”

The consolidation of media outlets under right-wing billionaire control is a negative development that threatens the media landscape.

“Little Tik Tok, little CBS, little CNN. They're just >> I do think they'll fail ultimately. I do like I just this is not hungry and we're a big fractious country with a lot of different ways of getting information”

Corporate-owned media outlets have lost their independence due to ownership groups seeking regulatory favors from the Trump administration.

“They want to get their transaction approved. Oh, our 200 TV stations want to buy that company's 150 TV stations. And oh, why is ABC uh saying stuff about the president? Let's take Jimmy Kimmel off the air. That's why that all happened. Because Donald Trump had the ability to grab corporate parents b”

Corporate media mergers are detrimental because they limit consumer choice and restrict the information the public can access.

“it not only affects the business, but it affects the consumer and what it is that we have access to, right?”

Steven Crowder claims his partnership with The Blaze is ending and that he is looking to establish a new home for his show.

“I mug Club am leaving The Blaze this is a long time coming um obviously and I had been hoping that this would be of course a joint statement um I've lost sleep over this for months because I knew that I wouldn't be renewing and of course the blaze knew that I wouldn't be renewing”

Dave Smith asserts that the most positive development in media is the rise of decentralized, internet-based alternatives to the corporate press.

“So I think the best thing to come out of this is that the new media is now the decentralized internet media.”

Creators should avoid relinquishing their IP and ownership through exclusive deals and instead pursue direct-to-consumer models.

“If everyone's out here chanting, "Go sign a deal with Spotify. Go sign a deal with Amazon." And I don't think it's a bad thing if you do. But if that's all you hear, then how do you know what your capabilities are in a direct to consumer marketplace?”