We spend a lot of time arguing about the media in this country. Too liberal. Too conservative. Too biased. Too sensational. Sure—some of that criticism is fair. Cable news, in particular, can feel like a never-ending shouting match with better graphics. But underneath all of that noise, there’s a more fundamental question that almost never gets asked: Who actually owns the news you’re watching? Do you really have choices in local news? Because before you even get to bias, you

Lately I’ve been thinking about just how differently Americans experience the news. Not interpret it differently. Not disagree about what it means. I mean experience entirely different versions of reality depending on where they get their information. This isn’t just about political opinions anymore. It’s about the fact that two people can live in the same town, work the same job, and still walk away from the same week of national events with completely different ideas about