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I totally agree that subscriptions are a lot healthier than advertising, but for me, as a fairly left-wing person, I think that the gold standard is state-funde
by permo-w 6y ago
I totally agree that subscriptions are a lot healthier than advertising, but for me, as a fairly left-wing person, I think that the gold standard is state-funded media
- hrktb 6y agoI am not completely up to date on the right/left positioning, but I agree state-funded media is needed as a baseline to at least properly convey any purely factual issue (i.e. it's optimal for official info, like which law passed or who won the elections cough). Of course it can't be the only media, nor should be trusted that much more than other media for any generic topic. In particular it shouldn't be trusted to be complete nor people focused, so there is still the need to find other sources that complete the picture with different angles that can be crucial.
- permo-w 6y agoIn relatively free and somewhat uncorrupt nations, yes that makes sense, but I'm actually largely talking about entertainment. In the UK, the BBC makes all sorts of fantastic tv shows and documentaries that have no reliance on advertising or corporate sponsors