Getty Images for Free Press Look, no matter where you fall politically... left, right, or somewhere in between, there’s one principle that should matter to everyone: a free society depends on a press that isn’t beholden to the people in power. The job of journalists is to question authority and hold leaders accountable, not echo whatever those leaders want the public to hear. That’s why the protests organized by Free Press during the Academy Awards have caught people’s attention. This weekend, a mobile billboard circling the Dolby Theatre is taking a jab at a proposed $110 billion merger involving Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery. The protest is designed to be silly, sure, but the underlying concern is serious: critics worry that a deal this big could reshape the media landscape in ways that make the press less independent, not more. At the center of the controversy is David Ellison and the broader consolidation effort around Warner Bros. Discovery. If everything comes toget...