Amna Nawaz
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The media’s year of ‘change or die’
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April 2, 2026
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37:41Now PlayingThe media and entertainment industry faces a period of great turmoil, including unprecedented business and political pressures. The Ellison family took over CBS and Warner Brothers-Discovery. News organizations like The Washington Post have undergone mass layoffs. Journalists have accused the Trump administration of widespread censorship attempts. And federal funding was slashed for public media. Evan Shapiro, the so-called “Media Universe Cartographer,” spoke to Geoff Bennett about this tumult and the future.
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