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> Mass layoffs are tearing through US media. To preserve a functioning media ecosystem, we need three things: immediate aid to struggling journalists, public su
by JohnDeHope 3y ago
> Mass layoffs are tearing through US media. To preserve a functioning media ecosystem, we need three things: immediate aid to struggling journalists, public subsidies to smaller news outlets, and eventually industry transformation into a publicly funded system.
People don't seem to want what we're selling. So the government should tax them, then give us the money to continue providing what they've demonstrated they don't want. Did I get that right?
- goalieca 3y agoIn Canada we’re trying that and now we have major media dependant on a government paycheque and specifically depending on a certain political party because the other wants to get rid of it. Now you should evaluate our freedom of press and potential bias.
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- panarky 3y agoIf you think your media is biased, you should see the kind of bias that comes from media funded only by unregulated capital markets.