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zzyul t1_j0sowyp wrote

No, they should be paying them through advertising revenue like the non cable news channels do.

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GBreezy t1_j0sq9d3 wrote

The amount of redditors with ad blockers is high. Add in the amount of money made off internet ads is incredibly low. Non-cable new channels are required to air news in their FCC licensing and is a loss leader. The entire plot of the movie Network is about that.

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TrailChems t1_j0ttsed wrote

Nothing bad ever happened from having corporations rule the media narrative, right?

Journalists should be beholden to the general public, not private institutions.

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