Alt-text: A tweet from Bernie Sanders about media ownership and the importance of a free press. Transcribed Text: Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders This is what happens when a Trump ally — one of the wealthiest people in the world — buys CBS. Sharyn Alfonsi is right: the media cannot be a stenographer for the state. Democracy requires a free press that holds power accountable — not billionaires who silence it.

Alt-text: A tweet from Bernie Sanders about media ownership and the importance of a free press. Transcribed Text: Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders This is what happens when a Trump ally — one of the wealthiest people in the world — buys CBS. Sharyn Alfonsi is right: the media cannot be a stenographer for the state. Democracy requires a free press that holds power accountable — not billionaires who silence it.