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Sigh…how do people expect journalism to happen if nobody pays for it? https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/02/14/fast-facts-about-the-newspaper-industrys

Sigh…how do people expect journalism to happen if nobody pays for it? https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/02/14/fast-facts-about-the-newspaper-industrys-financial-struggles/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/02/14/fast-facts-... Unless you want to create a BBC-esque public broadcasting and news-gathering operation. In which case, you'll still be paying, just via taxes. (Also, right now the WSJ has a $1 for 2 months option. Which is probably a pain to cancel, but still.)

s5300 6y ago
Pardon me if I'm not doing my due diligence in research... It's called the Wall Street Journal, correct? Didn't Wall Street just get... y'know, a few trillion un-traced doll-hairs? Perhaps... they could fund the journalism. In all seriousness: In a civil society, what the U.S. claims to be (IIRC, somebody correct me if I'm mistaken) - Journalism should be funded by institutions. Perhaps - funded by the government, at a loss - for the sake of informing the populace. I think, in a functional civil society, that's atleast somewhat close to how things should work. I believe it may not go hand in hand with human nature though... Thanks to all who helped for my first question though.
- esmi 6y ago
  > Journalism should be funded by institutions. Perhaps - funded by the government, at a loss - for the sake of informing the populace. state run media... i think that's been tried before. maybe a couple of times.
  - me_me_me 6y ago
    USA used to support local independent media. Every little paper that got passed certain threshold was funded by state, as they provided essential service to local community. But its much easier to control narrative if there are only few outlets. And now in post-truth world average Joe doesn't read anything but facebook, or some rage broadcast. Read Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, to see why the funding has stopped.

s5300 6y ago

Pardon me if I'm not doing my due diligence in research... It's called the Wall Street Journal, correct? Didn't Wall Street just get... y'know, a few trillion un-traced doll-hairs? Perhaps... they could fund the journalism. In all seriousness: In a civil society, what the U.S. claims to be (IIRC, somebody correct me if I'm mistaken) - Journalism should be funded by institutions. Perhaps - funded by the government, at a loss - for the sake of informing the populace. I think, in a functional civil society, that's atleast somewhat close to how things should work. I believe it may not go hand in hand with human nature though... Thanks to all who helped for my first question though.

esmi 6y ago
> Journalism should be funded by institutions. Perhaps - funded by the government, at a loss - for the sake of informing the populace. state run media... i think that's been tried before. maybe a couple of times.
- me_me_me 6y ago
  USA used to support local independent media. Every little paper that got passed certain threshold was funded by state, as they provided essential service to local community. But its much easier to control narrative if there are only few outlets. And now in post-truth world average Joe doesn't read anything but facebook, or some rage broadcast. Read Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, to see why the funding has stopped.