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So RT publishes articles about things like the Flint Michigan water crisis and the many government failures that led to it. You are telling me that this story
by grandalf 9y ago
So RT publishes articles about things like the Flint Michigan water crisis and the many government failures that led to it.
You are telling me that this story and the great reporting about issues like this that the RT has published are horrible because they might impact American democracy?
The victims of the Flint crisis are some of the poorest Americans who do not have a voice in politics. For RT to report on issues of concern to the least empowered Americans may cause political change but that is not a bad thing. Papers that generate ad revenue from subscribers averaging over $100K per year in income simply won't write certain stories because nobody would care to read them.
- wyldfire 9y agoIf RT's not-terribly-covert goal were to sow discord and along the way they happen to do good things that are aligned with their goal, should they still be penalized? Yes, IMO, they should. On net, they are not an honest "journalism" organization IMO and should suffer. > Papers that generate ad revenue from subscribers averaging over $100K per year in income simply won't write certain stories because nobody would care to read them. State media outlets can afford to lose tons of ad revenue for their cause. They create a remarkable simulation of the press that they exercise considerable editorial control over.
- grandalf 9y agoPlease name five honest journalism organizations.