MonsterMonster@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoTucker Carlson: Putin takes charge as TV host gives free rein to Kremlinwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square114fedilinkarrow-up1367arrow-down132file-text
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minus-squareAsafum@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down3·5 months agoBecause our “free press” is just the “ad fee press” now. Their ONLY concern is how much they can profit off of news coverage. Outrage = clicks/views = ad revenue.
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·5 months agoThat’s what happens when people don’t want to pay for anything, including journalism. What are the first 15 comments everytime someone posts a NYT article? “oh, no, paywall, fuck the NYT, greedy Bastards what money for their work”. You end up with tabloids, clickbait and ad infested shit pages.
Because our “free press” is just the “ad fee press” now. Their ONLY concern is how much they can profit off of news coverage. Outrage = clicks/views = ad revenue.
That’s what happens when people don’t want to pay for anything, including journalism.
What are the first 15 comments everytime someone posts a NYT article? “oh, no, paywall, fuck the NYT, greedy Bastards what money for their work”.
You end up with tabloids, clickbait and ad infested shit pages.