Not entirely sure this is avoidable with multicast media that must be self-funding. You end up with perverse incentives left and right when you make media prim

Not entirely sure this is avoidable with multicast media that must be self-funding. You end up with perverse incentives left and right when you make media primarily a for-profit venture. Herman/Chomsky's propaganda model - essentially. There's no way to "just report the facts or tell a good story" when the primary motive is profit-seeking.