Media consolidation and ownership in America have created the illusion of choice. Just 7 corporations control 90% of the content we see, read, and hear.

I didn’t always realize this. I used to think the U.S. media reflected a diverse range of opinions and ideologies. After all, there are so many newspapers, news channels, movie studios, TV networks, and magazines to choose from.

But after doing some research, I realized that I was wrong. Most of the movies, shows, and news that we consume are owned by seven powerful corporations.

In reality, a small number of companies own most of the media and entertainment organizations in the US. The media only gives us the illusion of choice.

Why Mass Media Ownership Matters?

Instead of hearing a variety of opinions, we are getting the opinions of a small group of powerful people. These corporations shape how we see the world—influencing political beliefs, cultural norms, and public opinion. They create the echo chamber that many Americans live in, which divides and distracts us from the roots of our problems.

Let’s see who really owns the media we consume every day.

Warner Bros. Discovery

• Warner Bros. Entertainment

  • Warner Bros. Pictures

  • DC Studios

  • New Line Cinema

  • Castle Rock Entertainment

• Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Networks

  • TVS

  • TNT

  • TruTV

  • Turner Classic Movies

  • Adult Swim

  • CNN

  • Discovery Channel

  • TLC

  • Animal Planet

  • OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network)

  • Food Network

  • HGTV

  • Magnolia Network

• HBO

  • HBO Max

  • Cinemax

• Bleacher Report

The Walt Disney Company

• ABC

• ESPN

• ESPN+

• FX Networks

• Freeform

• National Geographic

• Marvel Entertainment

  • Marvel Comics

  • Marvel Studios

• A&E Global Media

  • A&E

  • History Channel

  • Lifetime

• Lucasfilm

• Pixar

• 20th Century Studios

• Searchlight Pictures

• Hulu

• Disney+

• Hollywood Records

Comcast

• Xfinity

• NBCUniversal

  • Universal Pictures

  • Focus Features

  • DreamWorks Animation

    • Big Idea Entertainment

  • Illumination

  • Working Title Films

  • NBC

    • NBC News

    • NBC Sports

  • Cozi TV

  • Telemundo

  • Bravo

  • Peacock

  • These properties are scheduled to spin off into a new company called *Versant* (late 2025):

    • MSNBC

    • CMBC

    • E!

      • E! News

    • Fandango Media

      • Fandango At Home

      • Rotten Tomatoes

    • Oxygen True Crime

    • Golf Channel

    • USA Network

    • Syfy

• Sky Group Limited

  • Sky News

  • Sky Sports

  • Sky Cinema

Paramount Global

• Paramount Pictures

• CBS

  • CBS Sports

  • CBS News

  • Pop TV

• Pluto TV

• Showtime

• BET

• Comedy Central

• CMT

• MTV Entertainment Studios

  • MTV

  • TV Land

• Nickelodeon

• Nick Jr.

• VH1

• Paramount+

Sony

• Sony Pictures Entertainment

  • Columbia Pictures

  • TriStar Pictures

  • Sony Pictures Classics

  • Sony Pictures Animation

  • Screen Gems

  • Crunchyroll

  • Madison Gate Records

• Sony Music Entertainment

  • Columbia Records

  • Epic Records

  • RCA Records

  • Alamo Records

  • Legacy Recordings

  • Arista Records

• Sony Interactive Entertainment

  • PlayStation Studios

  • PlayStation Productions

Fox Corporation

• Fox Broadcasting Company

• Fox News

• Fox Sports

• Fox Deportes

• Fox Business Network

• Fox Weather

• Fox Nation

• Fox TV Stations

• Tubi

News Corp

• Dow Jones & Company

  • The Wall Street Journal

  • Barron’s

  • MarketWatch

• New York Post

• HarperCollins

• Harper Collins Publishing

• News UK

  • The Times

  • The Sunday Times

  • The Sun

• News Corp Australia

  • Sky News Australia

  • news.com.au

  • The Australian

  • Herald Sun

  • The Daily Telegraph (Australia)

  • The Courier Mail

  • The Advertiser

  • The Mercury

  • NT News

• REA Group

Corporate Consolidation in Every Industry

The media isn’t the only industry where power is concentrated. Corporate consolidation has reshaped nearly every major sector over the past few decades—often leading to higher prices, fewer choices, and lower quality for consumers. Here are just a few of the industries affected:

• Telecommunications

• Media & Entertainment

• Shipping & Delivery

• Airlines

• Healthcare

• Grocery Retail

Excessive corporate power in both the economy and politics is one of the core problems in our political system. I explore this further in an article on how crony capitalism forms one of the three pillars of corruption in American politics. You can read the full piece here:

The Three Pillars of Our Corrupt Political System

Spin-Offs and Divestitures Often Lead to Future Acquisitions

Several of the major media corporations have spun off parts of their business into separate companies. At first glance, these moves might seem like a step toward decentralization. But in most cases, these moves are made to placate regulators or cut operational costs—not to reduce corporate control.

Many of these spin-offs shut down divisions to cut costs, and then are acquired by large corporations in the same industry or by private equity firms, which already own large portions of the economy.

Even much of the remaining 10 percent of the media industry that appears independent is owned by smaller media groups or private equity firms. Truly independent media is increasingly rare.

How You Can Fight Back

Just like everything I write about, my purpose is not only to inform, but also to empower people to take action

Here’s how you can fight back against excessive corporate influence in the economy:

• Support antitrust reform – Vote for politicians who advocate for stronger antitrust laws and enforcement.

• Watch for mergers – Stay informed about upcoming mergers and acquisitions.

• Write to lawmakers – Let them know you support media diversity and market competition.

• Report Concerns to Regulatory Agencies:

  • Contact the FTC (Federal Trade Commission):

    • Call 1-877-FTC-HELP

    • Submit public comments or complaints at: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov

  • Contact the DOJ’s Antitrust Division

    • antitrust.complaints@usdoj.gov

• Spread awareness – Talk to others about how media consolidation impacts what we watch, read, and believe.

Image: Palestinian News & Information Agency (Wafa), via Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0

Uncritical U.S. support for Israel—militarily and politically—has shaped American policy in the Middle East for decades.
We’re often told these actions are justified because Israel is our closest democratic ally, and that questioning their actions emboldens terrorists.

But the reality is far more complex.
While groups like Hamas threaten civilians, Israel’s own actions have fueled instability, terrorist recruitment, and deep anti-American resentment.

I encourage you to examine the history for yourself—and to question all sides of the narrative.

Clarifying My Position on U.S. Support for Israel

Here are a few clarifications I want to make so my position on U.S. support for Israel—and this post—isn’t misunderstood:

• I believe that Israel has the right to defend itself.

• I condemn the October 7th attacks by Hamas against Israeli civilians.

• Israel has the right to fight Hamas.

• My criticism is focused on how Israel has conducted that fight—and on its long-standing Gaza policies before October 7th.

Israel’s Economic Blockade and Travel Restrictions on Gaza

Even though Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 and Hamas took over, Israel has maintained a strict economic and travel blockade.
Imports and exports are heavily restricted—especially materials deemed "dual-use," which could be used for both infrastructure and weaponry.

This blockade has devastated Gaza’s economy and infrastructure.
Air, land, and sea travel in and out of Gaza is also tightly restricted—mostly by Israel, but also by Egypt at the Rafah border—effectively trapping Gazans inside.

While Israel enacts this blockade to stop Hamas from gaining weapons and resources, this action is disproportionate because it punishes Gazan civilians and denies them necessary resources that every territory needs to prosper.

How Israeli Airstrikes Fuel Terrorist Recruitment

Hamas is a terrorist organization responsible for horrific violence.
Israel has the right to stop it.

But in doing so, it has often gone far beyond military targets.

Thousands of Palestinian civilians have been killed, and civilian infrastructure destroyed—including hospitals, schools, and neighborhoods.

These deaths are not just tragic—they’re strategic mistakes.
Israel has used sanctions, blockades, and strikes as pressure tools, but these methods often backfire by pushing more people into Hamas’s arms.

While Hamas’s founding charter calls for the destruction of Israel, many recruits are motivated less by ideology and more by personal trauma—having seen friends or family killed or their homes reduced to rubble.

These experiences don’t just breed hatred for Israel.
They foster deep resentment toward the U.S., which supplies weapons and shields Israel diplomatically.

We've seen this pattern before in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran.
We will see it again in Gaza if the U.S. continues its unconditional support of Israel’s actions.

Today’s survivors of civilian casualties are tomorrow’s terrorists.

A Better Strategy for Fighting Terrorism

Terrorism grows in the hearts and minds of the people who feel powerless and oppressed.

While not all terrorism in the Middle east stems from Western aggression, our disregard for civilian lives often fuel it.

If the U.S. and Israel want to defeat terrorism long-term, they must reduce civilian casualties and avoid disproportionate responses—even when fighting terrible enemies.

Since Israel is our greatest ally in the middle east and receives billions of dollars in military and financial aid every year from the United States, it is our responsibility to hold Israel accountable for its actions in the middle east.

Imagine if your entire family and your friends were killed by a drone strike.
Imagine living with chronic pain and permanent scars.
Imagine your pain being dismissed by others.
How would you feel about the government that launched the attack—or the country that funded it?

That’s the reality for many Palestinians.

Lasting peace requires accountability and restraint.
Slowing down to minimize civilian casualties may take more time and result in more military casualties, but it is the best way to truly defeat terrorism.

This newsletter is for people who feel politically homeless.
I seek to offer a nonpartisan viewpoint on U.S. politics, media framing, and the complexity behind political beliefs.

In 2016, I left the Republican Party because of its support for Donald Trump. I began to notice how biased both political parties were, and I felt politically homeless.

After the 2020 election, I became fed up with the political climate. It frustrated me how so many people across the political spectrum refused to criticize their own party or question the narratives their political leaders were pushing. I went on a personal journey to question my own political beliefs.

This is how Political Nonpartisan was born.

My First Attempt at Content Creation

In 2021–2022, I created a WordPress blog where I published 3 articles, and a YouTube channel where I uploaded 5 videos and a few shorts.

In 2022, I became burned out, so I stopped creating content — but now, in 2025, I’m back.

Why I’m Creating Political Nonpartisan

1. Teach people to question their party’s narrative

2. Help readers study different political ideologies

3. Encourage understanding of opposing perspectives

4. Promote media literacy, including:

   1. Reading sources from different viewpoints

   2. Questioning the framing of a story

   3. Recognizing personal bias while reading

How Perfectionism Burned Me Out

I stopped writing because I burned out trying to perfect every article and video. My ADHD combined with perfectionism made it really hard to produce content regularly. It took so much mental effort that I lost all motivation. It no longer felt worth it.

I experienced analysis paralysis. The harder I tried, the more I stalled.

I realized it’s better to release short, imperfect content than to release nothing at all. For this to work long-term, I need a different approach.

My New Strategy for Sustainable Writing

• I’m going to write shorter posts, with less pressure to research every topic in depth.

• I’ll share general insights from reading the news and listening to podcasts.

• If I get something factually wrong, I welcome feedback and correction.

• This is a hobby so I’m setting a goal of publishing at least every two weeks.

These posts will be rough and unpolished — but that’s okay.

We will go through this journey together.

I'll still share my political stances on various issues, but more importantly, I’ll focus on understanding and empathy — why people vote the way they do, and what their perspectives are.