He Paved The Way For CNN FOX NEWS And The Internet , He’s Not Sure We’re Better Off (John Malone)
John Malone helped create the modern media industry over the last half century. In a new memoir, “Born to Be Wired,” he looks back on what he has wrought. Pop quiz: Which media mogul backed Rupert Murdoch’s launch of Fox News, supported Ted Turner’s plans for CNN and helped lay the groundwork for the internet revolution that powers Instagram, TikTok and Google? Need a hint? He’s also the second-largest private landowner in the United States, with 2.2 million acres. Of all the captains of industry who have transformed what we read, watch and talk about over the last half century,...