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> More Facts, less Spin What the United States needs to target is the economics of news. Actual news. Not infotainment. Don't attempt to regulate good/bad new
by ethbr0 4y ago
> More Facts, less Spin
What the United States needs to target is the economics of news. Actual news. Not infotainment.
Don't attempt to regulate good/bad news: economically incentivize good reporting and disincentivize bad reporting. The market will follow.
If 24/7 news channels weren't profitable... there wouldn't be any 24/7 news channels.
- phpisthebest 4y agoWell as we have seen in this Alex Jones case, and other recent defamation cases it seems both the public and the legal system are turning from "defamation is almost impossible to win" to something else the Economics of news is going to be very different is media can not hide by "anonymous sources" and "it is just opinion" while spreading lies about individuals or events. I think the next cases may find more well known news outlets in the defendants chair of defamation action