Within hours, Nexstar – the nation’s largest owner of broadcast stations with 200 outlets – announced it would pre-empt the show on its 28 ABC affiliates. Yet consolidation has left the media too concentrated to resist pressure and too dependent on government approval for even greater consolidation to stand firm for their journalists, entertainers, or audiences. If we want a media environment that protects free expression and resists political threats, policymakers must finally confront consolidation. Gigi Sohn is a Senior Fellow & Public Advocate at the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society. The views expressed in Expert Opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the views of Broadband Breakfast and Breakfast Media LLC.