COMCAST → NBC NEWS / MSNBC (and spin-offs)
├── Controlling voting power: Roberts family (Brian L. Roberts, Class B super-voting shares ≈ 1/3 voting power)
├── Jewish? Yes
│ ├── Founder Ralph J. Roberts: Jewish
│ ├── Co-founders Daniel Aaron & Julian Brodsky: Jewish
│ └── Brian Roberts: Jewish (Philadelphia Jewish family)
└── Israel connection: Company donated $2 million (2023) to humanitarian relief in Israel/Middle East (including American Friends of Magen David Adom); CEO Brian Roberts + President Mike Cavanagh issued public statement condemning the Oct 7 attack on Israel; Roberts competed multiple times in the Maccabiah Games in Israel and has donated to related organizations.
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY → ABC NEWS
├── Ownership: Public company (institutional shareholders dominate)
├── Key long-term executive: Bob Iger (CEO 2005–2020, 2022–March 2026)
│ ├── Jewish? Yes — Austrian-Jewish family background
│ └── Current status: Stepped down as CEO March 2026; remains senior adviser and board member through end of 2026
└── Israel connection: Company donated $2 million (2023) to humanitarian groups working in Israel after Oct 7; Iger publicly condemned antisemitism and expressed support following the attacks.
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE → CBS NEWS
└── + ongoing acquisition of WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY → CNN (DOJ approved mid-2026; shareholders approved; currently paused by multi-state AG antitrust lawsuit, trial timing into 2027, not closed as of Aug 2026)
├── Driving family: Ellison (Larry Ellison + son David Ellison)
├── Jewish? Yes (heritage)
│ ├── Larry Ellison: Biological mother Jewish; raised Reform Jewish by aunt/uncle after adoption
│ └── David Ellison: Jewish heritage via father
├── Control mechanism: Family equity + voting stakes + personal guarantees (tens of billions from Larry)
└── Israel connections (documented):
├── Larry: Major donor to Friends of the IDF (tens of millions, including record single gifts); Oracle built data center in Jerusalem; hosted Netanyahu; long-term Oracle business presence and public statements of support for Israel
├── David/Skydance: Public statements of support for Israel post-Oct 7; donations to Israeli first responders/Magen David Adom
└── Editorial moves (CBS): Installation of Bari Weiss (openly Zionist/pro-Israel) as top editor
THE NEW YORK TIMES
├── Controlling entity: Ochs-Sulzberger Family Trust (≈ 95% of Class B voting shares)
├── Jewish? Yes (heritage lineage)
│ ├── Founder Adolph Ochs: German-Jewish immigrant
│ ├── Succeeding generations (Arthur Hays Sulzberger, Arthur Ochs “Punch” Sulzberger, etc.): Jewish Reform tradition
│ └── Current publisher A.G. Sulzberger: Direct descendant; family remains culturally identified with Jewish roots (more assimilated in later generations)
└── Israel connection: Historical family anti-Zionism in mid-20th century; modern paper’s coverage is independent and often critical