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For someone who claims to like and respect Aaron, you are rather dismissive of him and his "rant". Your recommendation to find your news, local or otherwise, m
by porpoisely 8y ago
For someone who claims to like and respect Aaron, you are rather dismissive of him and his "rant".
Your recommendation to find your news, local or otherwise, might have been valid 50 years ago, but it isn't today as most news ( local, national and international ) is owned by a handful of conglomerates who more or less share the same value. Your recommendation is like telling people who don't like facebook to use instagram instead. Ignoring the fact that facebook owns instagram.
I do agree that actual journalism protects democracy. I'd be interested in what you consider actual journalism.
- pathseeker 8y ago> For someone who claims to like and respect Aaron, you are rather dismissive of him and his "rant". People you like and respect can have very naive ideas. >but it isn't today as most news ( local, national and international ) is owned by a handful of conglomerates who more or less share the same value. You might be thinking of broadcast news? It's definitely not true of all local news sources. All journalism is full of biases (of the institution, of the individual reporter, etc). You can (and should) still get the news out of them. Learning that your local council is holding a big vote in a week is still important news whether or not its coming from a source on the payroll of a company owned by clearchannel.
- YinglingLight 8y agoI'm curious as to which kind of non-broadcast local news you're talking about. Aside from a motley mix of small town newspapers, this kind of source doesn't exist anymore.