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These five newspapers prove journalism can thrive without billionaire owners

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk · last updated
The return of Donald Trump to the White House has put media ownership back on the spotlight. A few days before the 2024 presidential election, the Washington Post’s billionaire owner Jeff Bezos prevented his newspaper from endorsing Kamala Harris.

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