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I think that problem exists for any solution. Whoever funds the media is going to prefer information that supports their beliefs, whether that is governments or
by brutusborn 3y ago
I think that problem exists for any solution. Whoever funds the media is going to prefer information that supports their beliefs, whether that is governments or citizens or advertisers. Citizen funded media results in the least centralization of power, so is better imo.
- marcus_holmes 3y agoTrue, much better than relying on billionaires to fund the news as a charity, as we do now :eyeroll:
- brutusborn 3y agoI wasn’t aware of this, I thought most of the funding was from government/corporations and ads? Which news orgs are charities?
- marcus_holmes 3y agoWashington Post is the obvious one - owned by Jeff Bezos and there are indications it changed its editorial stance to be more pro-billionaire since he took it over. It's not exactly charity if the owner uses it to influence government tax policy to your benefit ;)