Private-equity-owned trade press cannot critically cover private-equity predation

Evidence

As the film, television, and music industries are ravaged by the predatory behavior of hedge funds and private equity firms, the PE-based trade press is disincentivized to provide critical coverage of the devastation. — Andrew deWaard, Derivative Media, 252

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to broader media-consolidation critiques in Communication as Culture about how ownership shapes what discourse is possible.
• SEED: Angle: the trade press as the canary in the coal mine — when the watchdogs get bought by the wolves, what coverage can we trust in any industry?