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Where I live people use Kijiji instead of Craigslist, so yeah it's obvious and proven. Mainstream journalism died when it became about profit (wasn't always).
by rapind 7y ago
Where I live people use Kijiji instead of Craigslist, so yeah it's obvious and proven. Mainstream journalism died when it became about profit (wasn't always).
* Interesting note. I've seen many complaints and unofficial redesigns touted for Craigslist, but go and take a look at the monstrously ad-ridden Kijiji on your phone in comparison. Craigslist is holding up pretty strong.
- eli 7y agoWhat do you mean journalism wasn’t always about profit?
- rapind 7y agoStations didn't use to rely on or require News programs to make a profit. It was a loss-leader to create prestige for the networks and comply with the FCC's Fairness Doctrine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine
- eli 7y agoAh, I see what you mean. I'm not sure the Fairness Doctrine is a model for how to improve the quality of journalism in the future. During that same time period print newspapers were enormously profitable and were also doing good work.