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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T14:27:35.000Z",
  "site": "https://nonprofitquarterly.org",
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    "Civic Infrastructure",
    "Civil Society and Democracy",
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  "textContent": "The Ellisons’ takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery isn’t merely a Hollywood merger; it is a signal that narrative control can be—and has been—bought. Turning away from that fact cedes one of the most essential tools for maintaining a democracy to the people actively working to dismantle it.",
  "title": "The Ellisons’ Empire: Media Consolidation, Narrative Control, and the Threat to Democracy"
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