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I have been enjoying the investigative journalism of WaPost; I am disappointed to learn that it is so closely affiliated to Amazon, an economic powerhouse (e.g.

I have been enjoying the investigative journalism of WaPost; I am disappointed to learn that it is so closely affiliated to Amazon, an economic powerhouse (e.g. commanding about 50% of online sales, and their AWS).

noobermin 9y ago
There is a need for non-corporate owned media. There do exist independent media voices, but they often have ideological leanings.
- cookiecaper 9y ago
  There is plenty of non-corporate output being made these days; it's just a matter of getting it to the masses. At one point, the internet offered a glimmer of hope that we could enjoy modern discourse outside of corporate influence, but our open publication platform has been effectively re-centralizing under the control of a small handful of MegaCorps like Google, Twitter, and Facebook, who, to varying degrees, all engage in censorship of social, political, and creative speech. I guarantee there are unknown content producers toiling away providing writings, commentary, and reporting far exceeding that available from the major media companies, but that we don't see it because BigMediaCo is paying a major attention broker like Google or Facebook to promote their offerings instead.
- tomcam 9y ago
  Nothing stopping you. I pay for journalism from Michael Yon, The Guardian, Rebel Media, and others.
  - inb4dangshitban 9y ago
    The Guardian is unabashedly extremist as of late. Every "big important story" that I came across was so full of shit I couldn't even finish it.
- jpttsn 9y ago
  I've heard from someone who I think would know, that the editorial influence of owners on their newspapers' journalism has waned. Is it a matter of principle, or are you concerned with any tangible editorial slant?
  - noobermin 9y ago
    Nope, I personally subscribe (pay) for "perspective" journalism. It just would be nice to have a more neutral source sometimes.

noobermin 9y ago

There is a need for non-corporate owned media. There do exist independent media voices, but they often have ideological leanings.

cookiecaper 9y ago
There is plenty of non-corporate output being made these days; it's just a matter of getting it to the masses. At one point, the internet offered a glimmer of hope that we could enjoy modern discourse outside of corporate influence, but our open publication platform has been effectively re-centralizing under the control of a small handful of MegaCorps like Google, Twitter, and Facebook, who, to varying degrees, all engage in censorship of social, political, and creative speech. I guarantee there are unknown content producers toiling away providing writings, commentary, and reporting far exceeding that available from the major media companies, but that we don't see it because BigMediaCo is paying a major attention broker like Google or Facebook to promote their offerings instead.
tomcam 9y ago
Nothing stopping you. I pay for journalism from Michael Yon, The Guardian, Rebel Media, and others.
- inb4dangshitban 9y ago
  The Guardian is unabashedly extremist as of late. Every "big important story" that I came across was so full of shit I couldn't even finish it.
jpttsn 9y ago
I've heard from someone who I think would know, that the editorial influence of owners on their newspapers' journalism has waned. Is it a matter of principle, or are you concerned with any tangible editorial slant?
- noobermin 9y ago
  Nope, I personally subscribe (pay) for "perspective" journalism. It just would be nice to have a more neutral source sometimes.