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News that is free to consume is the same as any other free product: the reader/viewer is the product.
by mathgeek 7y ago
News that is free to consume is the same as any other free product: the reader/viewer is the product.
- foolrush 7y agoMany countries with a tremendous backbone in journalistic research have done pretty well using public funded news. The BBC and it’s ilk was a beacon for years. The trope is exhausting.
- mathgeek 7y agoFunded via public revenue isn’t the same as ad-supported. The former is still paid for by the group that many consumers are a part of. It’s only “free” in the manner that a public road is “free”.