Succinct and true! I think part of it is that corporate media can be sued left right and center. They actually don’t have free speech. While poor people are rarely sued. What would be the point? So the media is clamping their mouthes shut and protecting themselves at the cost of democracy.

Threatening lawsuits has been a Trump technique forever. The thing is media giants have the money and lawyers they just need to have the backbone and believe with truth on their side justice will ultimately prevail.