In large part because our press is increasingly owned by a handful of rich, white, old, right wing men keen on tax cuts and deregulation. So the company is applying pressure wherever they can, and has found a helpful ear in folks like Gavin Newsom, Ari Emanuel, and James Cameron. Newsom has no direct authority to pressure the AG on the deal, but it does shine a light on the kind of media policies you can expect under a Gavin Newsom presidency. A cornerstone of right wing U.S. authoritarianism has been extremely racist propaganda seeded across a feckless consolidated corporate media. Filed Under: antitrust, competition, disinformation, gavin newsom, jobs, journalism, larry ellison, media consolidation, mergers, propaganda, rob bontaCompanies: paramount, warner bros.