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I optimize for calm, dispassionate analysis of news. I only get my news from print sources that charge money or have a clear funding model not primarily relian

I optimize for calm, dispassionate analysis of news. I only get my news from print sources that charge money or have a clear funding model not primarily reliant on advertising: The New York Times, The Guardian, BBC, NPR, etc. I used to read The Economist as well but there's only so much time I'm willing to allot. I skip the daily outrage. I skip most editorials and opinion pieces. I can form my own opinions. Sources that report the news breathlessly or with shouting heads are out. Sources that rely primarily on Facebook shares to promote their articles are out. I add to that mix a healthy dose of historical context. That said, the truth is not always somewhere in the middle. Maybe it is between polar-opposite propaganda sources, but not between The Guardian and Breitbart.

masonic 9y ago
The New York Times is not only "reliant on advertising" to stay afloat, advertising was its primary source of revenue for its entire history until 2012. Only for the past 6 years has advertising revenue not exceeded circulation revenue, and they'd go under without advertising revenue even now.
- mratzloff 9y ago
  I said "not primarily reliant on advertising." Based on your post, the NY Times fits that definition.
comice 9y ago
The Guardian is reliant on advertising as much as subscriptions (though there is then the income from its trust investments and other assets, which are dwindling and at risk). The BBC is reliant on the support of the UK government, who essentially control it's future. Serious analysis of the editorial lines of The Guardian and the BBC show pretty consistent pro-corporate pro-establishment bias.
- mratzloff 9y ago
  Again, I said "not primarily reliant on advertising." The Guardian's readership revenue exceeds subscriber revenue[0]. BBC is taxpayer-funded. NPR relies on donations. Serious analysis of the editorial lines of The Guardian and the BBC show pretty consistent pro-corporate pro-establishment bias. Sure; so does The Economist. This is why I read multiple sources and then use my big animal brain to form my own opinion. :-) [0] https://digiday.com/media/guardian-u-s-got-profitable-pivoting-ads-reader-revenue/ https://digiday.com/media/guardian-u-s-got-profitable-pivoti...
  - comice 9y ago
    If the story, or viewpoint, is simply not available in the sources because of their common bias then reading multiple sources and making your own opinion won't help. It's difficult to form an opinion about issues that are not presented to you.

masonic 9y ago

The New York Times is not only "reliant on advertising" to stay afloat, advertising was its primary source of revenue for its entire history until 2012. Only for the past 6 years has advertising revenue not exceeded circulation revenue, and they'd go under without advertising revenue even now.

mratzloff 9y ago
I said "not primarily reliant on advertising." Based on your post, the NY Times fits that definition.

comice 9y ago

The Guardian is reliant on advertising as much as subscriptions (though there is then the income from its trust investments and other assets, which are dwindling and at risk). The BBC is reliant on the support of the UK government, who essentially control it's future. Serious analysis of the editorial lines of The Guardian and the BBC show pretty consistent pro-corporate pro-establishment bias.

mratzloff 9y ago
Again, I said "not primarily reliant on advertising." The Guardian's readership revenue exceeds subscriber revenue[0]. BBC is taxpayer-funded. NPR relies on donations. Serious analysis of the editorial lines of The Guardian and the BBC show pretty consistent pro-corporate pro-establishment bias. Sure; so does The Economist. This is why I read multiple sources and then use my big animal brain to form my own opinion. :-) [0] https://digiday.com/media/guardian-u-s-got-profitable-pivoting-ads-reader-revenue/ https://digiday.com/media/guardian-u-s-got-profitable-pivoti...
- comice 9y ago
  If the story, or viewpoint, is simply not available in the sources because of their common bias then reading multiple sources and making your own opinion won't help. It's difficult to form an opinion about issues that are not presented to you.