As of Jan. 5, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a nonprofit created by the federal government to promote public broadcasting, is dissolved and defunct, and in the current media environment, it’s no mystery why.

The point of public media has been structural independence from the profit-making imperative, particularly on matters of war, public health and constitutional governance. That is increasingly impossible.

In the span of months, major media companies have settled lawsuits to green-light job-cutting mergers because shareholder wealth is tied to government approval of their deals.

Now, in the span of weeks, "60 Minutes" spiked a segment critical of administration policy, CBS News rebranded its flagship evening broadcast with a promise to “love America,” and The Washington Post's Editorial Board endorsed a military venture that violates a longstanding constitutional statute.

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