IMHO:  A truly Free Press is vital to keeping our Democracy alive, and protected from the greed for power and sliding into authoritarian government.

"‘Journalists are our lifeblood,’ new Los Angeles Times owner says" PBS NewsHour 6/21/2018

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SUMMARY:  Patrick Soon-Shiong, a multi-billionaire surgeon, entrepreneur and part owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, finalized his ownership of the Los Angeles Times [and San Diego Union-Tribune] this week.  Judy Woodruff talks with him about how his upbringing in apartheid South Africa drove his love of newspapers and his vision for the future of the organization despite significant past struggles.