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The news industry has been aware of this forever; one of the fundamental problems with news being ad-supported is that advertisers don't want their ads next to
by adw 8y ago
The news industry has been aware of this forever; one of the fundamental problems with news being ad-supported is that advertisers don't want their ads next to bad news.
This predates the Internet; it's why glossy Sunday sections exist.
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- sidibe 8y agoSome advertisers prefer the negative news. AM radio has lots of ads for guns and emergency supplies.
- smadge 8y agoThe important point is that the information that gets to the public should be in the public interest, not business interests.
- shaggyfrog 8y agoSome glossy weekend sections are now entirely “sponsored content”, aka ads: https://twitter.com/canadaland/status/1116848132539678722 https://twitter.com/canadaland/status/1116848132539678722