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bucolic_frolic

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3. Hey, agreed.

Reply to TigressDem (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 4, 2023, 06:14 PM

Apr 2023

But news departments were once committed to all of that, and were funded by their entertainment divisions within the umbrella corporation. Then someone figured the news divisions should make money too. So they sold ads and their advertisers became their puppetmasters. Infotainment is about money now.

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Did people here know about Reuters Trust Principles? [View all] TigressDem Apr 2023 OP

Yes, that's all to the good bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #1

I think News organizations should be required by FCC TigressDem Apr 2023 #2

Hey, agreed. bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #3