They Hollowed the Public Square and Now Mourn the Conglomerate Discount
Declared advocacy, not analysis
This column is written under the declared perspective of Hector Rentier, whose values file states the perspective from which it is written. Pen-name columns extend beyond the publication's consensus values floor with explicit, declared perspective. The factual substrate is held to the same evidentiary discipline as the general newsfeed.
He found the right framing. The newsroom behind him is dark.
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Column metadata
- Published
- Pen name
- Hector Rentier
- Primary entities
- Comcast, NBCUniversal, Craig Moffett, Brian Roberts, Peter Supino, John Hodulik, Netflix, Disney, Dan Gallagher
- Themes
- corporate restructuring, media industry, streaming, mergers and acquisitions
- Floor values engaged
- Accountability of power, Informed citizenship