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That's pretty dystopian. Governments shouldn't be commissioning news.
by driverdan 7y ago
That's pretty dystopian. Governments shouldn't be commissioning news.
- mrtksn 7y agoYes, it is. Some try to do some journalism without stepping on government's toes too much, others are pure propaganda. The outlets that are functioning like government propaganda channels have very low ratings, so they are not very good at directing public opinion so they updated the business model to include unvoluntary ad purchases on the absolutely pro-gov media, i.e. if you do not buy ads from these publications they make your life harder even in the private sector. Someone at a popular Turkish social media platform tried to compile a list of companies that advertise on these extremely pro-gov media outlets, the list was taken down by a court order. Turkey sunk deep in the democracy and press freedom indexes. That's what happens when you cannot have a profitable media business.