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IMO most of the problems with news stem from how it is funded. Advertising and back-room deals are not a good way to fund journalism. Cable news producers get r
by dj_gitmo 5y ago
IMO most of the problems with news stem from how it is funded. Advertising and back-room deals are not a good way to fund journalism. Cable news producers get ratings updates every 5 minutes and adjust their content according to what keeps people watching.
- tacocataco 5y agoWasn't the news part of the deal to broadcast? They get to broadcast, we get news.
- dj_gitmo 5y agoOh I did not know that that was a part of the Fairness Doctrine. The balance requirement was much more well know. > The fairness doctrine had two basic elements: It required broadcasters to devote some of their airtime to discussing controversial matters of public interest ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine Either way, it's no longer a requirement.