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> And those would be? For instance: ethical codes that reporters in many cases actually care about, the well-established organizational structures news organiz
by tablespoon 5y ago
> And those would be?
For instance: ethical codes that reporters in many cases actually care about, the well-established organizational structures news organizations use to manage advertiser-created conflicts of interest, etc.
I'm not saying any of that is foolproof, but it's definitely effective enough to render a lazy compilations of "this program is sponsored by Pfizer" moot as media criticism.
- rglover 5y agoNow update your equation to include sex, money, and blackmail (e.g., a major child sex trafficker was just convicted for shuffling children for the "elite"—which, go figure, was swept under the rug rather quickly). I'd say your POV is incredibly naive and should be more considerate of a lack of morality near the top (which has precedence: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-largest-health-care-fraud-settlement-its-history https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-...).