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That's why the local newscaster still remains an important component of modern free press; this provides for identifiable aspect of credibility with regard to n

That's why the local newscaster still remains an important component of modern free press; this provides for identifiable aspect of credibility with regard to news transmittals. But, what do I know outside of Civic 101.

mrguyorama 4y ago
What does that matter when the "local newscaster" is just reading a template provided by Sinclair broadcasting in a "must run" segment?
- Larrikin 4y ago
  It's possible to fix one problem without fixing all the problems at once. That is an important but separate issue that needs to be fixed.
  - egberts1 4y ago
    I think this solution mine (which is the addressing on this singularity of locally organic aspect of the printed ("web") free press that I have identified) is the nexus that should be our starting point, given the onslaught of "pink slime".
- egberts1 4y ago
  It is identifiable as locally recognizable, as oppose to the "pink slime" creeping into our neighborhood. Content is still going to be beholden to the master of bias; but we would then know whose bias is beholden to. Good ol' days would have two, three or more competing newspapers of which different folks can buy from: now it is just one newspaper (or none) which is THE problem (of a different kind than what OP is asserting about). Thankfully, we usually have at least two local broadcast newscasters (of different affiliates) in nearly all local communities.
  - pessimizer 4y ago
    It's not about abstract "bias," it's about your local newscaster not being local at all, but one of the brands of a giant national (or multinational) company.
    - egberts1 4y ago
      That's the definition of "pink slime", pretending to be a local newscaster when it is not. This is a separate definition from ones in national broadcast news and one who pretend to be a national broadcast newscaster, which is a mute point when it comes to freedom of press. Back to "pink slime", it is critically important to organically raise local newscasters as a local business.
kevin_b_er 4y ago
That was true until Sinclair bought up a bunch of local stations and started requiring identical stories. This was part of Sinclair's dislike of social media doing moderation of malicious and hateful content. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZggCipbiHwE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZggCipbiHwE

mrguyorama 4y ago

What does that matter when the "local newscaster" is just reading a template provided by Sinclair broadcasting in a "must run" segment?

Larrikin 4y ago
It's possible to fix one problem without fixing all the problems at once. That is an important but separate issue that needs to be fixed.
- egberts1 4y ago
  I think this solution mine (which is the addressing on this singularity of locally organic aspect of the printed ("web") free press that I have identified) is the nexus that should be our starting point, given the onslaught of "pink slime".
egberts1 4y ago
It is identifiable as locally recognizable, as oppose to the "pink slime" creeping into our neighborhood. Content is still going to be beholden to the master of bias; but we would then know whose bias is beholden to. Good ol' days would have two, three or more competing newspapers of which different folks can buy from: now it is just one newspaper (or none) which is THE problem (of a different kind than what OP is asserting about). Thankfully, we usually have at least two local broadcast newscasters (of different affiliates) in nearly all local communities.
- pessimizer 4y ago
  It's not about abstract "bias," it's about your local newscaster not being local at all, but one of the brands of a giant national (or multinational) company.
  - egberts1 4y ago
    That's the definition of "pink slime", pretending to be a local newscaster when it is not. This is a separate definition from ones in national broadcast news and one who pretend to be a national broadcast newscaster, which is a mute point when it comes to freedom of press. Back to "pink slime", it is critically important to organically raise local newscasters as a local business.

kevin_b_er 4y ago

That was true until Sinclair bought up a bunch of local stations and started requiring identical stories. This was part of Sinclair's dislike of social media doing moderation of malicious and hateful content. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZggCipbiHwE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZggCipbiHwE