Data Points:
General Electric lobbying spending 1998 - 2013: $294 million
Jeff Bezos purchase of The Washington Post: $250 million
As prices of prime media properties plummet, America's corporate chieftains have unprecedented opportunities to increase their influence. Prices are now comparable to what the biggest companies are spending on influence.
(Source: Opensecrets.org)
General Electric lobbying spending 1998 - 2013: $294 million
Jeff Bezos purchase of The Washington Post: $250 million
As prices of prime media properties plummet, America's corporate chieftains have unprecedented opportunities to increase their influence. Prices are now comparable to what the biggest companies are spending on influence.
(Source: Opensecrets.org)
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