Um, from whom was the press supposed to be free, again?

And it was not the people who own the presses.

Bernie Sanders Unveils Plan To Defend The News Media, Says Democracy Requires It

But, yes, BS has a plan by which the government will save the news media from those who own them.

That is exactly his plan.

Sounds like his plan is a dagger aimed at the heart of the Murdoch empire and others of that political ilk.