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Time and time again, even media sources that we're told are trustworthy and rigorous show that they'll shill for corporate interests if given enough financial i
by yunwal 4y ago
Time and time again, even media sources that we're told are trustworthy and rigorous show that they'll shill for corporate interests if given enough financial incentive and a promising enough narrative[0][1][2][3][4]. At what point do we just assume that financial conflict of interest is inherent in how media reports on issues?
[0] - https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/11/15/lets-talk-about-the-new-york-times-puff-piece-on-sam-bankman-fried/ https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/11/15/lets-talk-about-t...
[1] - https://theintercept.com/2022/08/17/new-york-times-dan-goldman-endorsement-mondaire-jones/ https://theintercept.com/2022/08/17/new-york-times-dan-goldm...
[2] - https://theintercept.com/2016/01/29/nyt-outside-spending/ https://theintercept.com/2016/01/29/nyt-outside-spending/
[3] - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/16/democrats-need-more-tough-love-economy-inflation-greedflation-biden/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/16/democrats...
[4] - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/tax-bezos-help-workers-but-not-like-this/2018/09/06/9ebd64ae-b20d-11e8-aed9-001309990777_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/tax-bezos-help-worke...