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Facebook can just replace corporate media with alternative media outlets that provide the same news. In fact, the alternative media was doing extremely well on

Facebook can just replace corporate media with alternative media outlets that provide the same news. In fact, the alternative media was doing extremely well on social media until around 2017 or so when they changed the algorithms to favor corporate media content. From the perspective of Facebook, Reddit and Twitter, they can just replace CNN and Fox News with Jacobin and Breitbart and nobody will care that much except people who work for those outlets. In fact, most people will probably be happier to have sources that care less about pretending to be "objective" and just support their party's agenda (such outlets were successfully outcompeting corporate media on the social platforms before the circa 2017 algorithm changes). In other words, the corporate media should be careful what they wish for because they might lose the fantastic gift horse they got from "big tech" 6 years ago. The value of a media outlet is in its influence over public opinion not its profitability and this greed driven proposal is a good way for corporate media to burn down their own influence.

babypuncher 4y ago
I understand people's grievances with "mainstream media", but the fact that Jacobin and Breitbart get propped up as "better" alternatives is kind of terrifying.
- zdragnar 4y ago
  At least they are more honest about providing a particular editorial lens to the type of news and content they produce. Edit: that said, having them as primary sources for consumption is obviously much worse than actual journalism built on journalistic principals. We simply don't have much of that at all anymore (if we really ever did, which I think an argument could be made it was somewhat better previously).
  - ericmay 4y ago
    Are they honest about it? What do you mean? Like does Breitbart come out and list it in the site “we are far right blah blah blah”? If not I don’t see how you couldn’t also say that CNN, Fox, and Bloomberg aren’t also honest about their slant.
    - CydeWeys 4y ago
      Jacobin at least is honest and unapologetic: https://jacobin.com/about https://jacobin.com/about

babypuncher 4y ago

I understand people's grievances with "mainstream media", but the fact that Jacobin and Breitbart get propped up as "better" alternatives is kind of terrifying.

zdragnar 4y ago
At least they are more honest about providing a particular editorial lens to the type of news and content they produce. Edit: that said, having them as primary sources for consumption is obviously much worse than actual journalism built on journalistic principals. We simply don't have much of that at all anymore (if we really ever did, which I think an argument could be made it was somewhat better previously).
- ericmay 4y ago
  Are they honest about it? What do you mean? Like does Breitbart come out and list it in the site “we are far right blah blah blah”? If not I don’t see how you couldn’t also say that CNN, Fox, and Bloomberg aren’t also honest about their slant.
  - CydeWeys 4y ago
    Jacobin at least is honest and unapologetic: https://jacobin.com/about https://jacobin.com/about