MonsterMonster@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoTucker Carlson: Putin takes charge as TV host gives free rein to Kremlinwww.bbc.co.uk11436732
335Tucker Carlson: Putin takes charge as TV host gives free rein to Kremlinwww.bbc.co.ukMonsterMonster@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago114
Show ContentAsafum@feddit.nlEnglish113·2 years 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.
Show ContentTja@programming.devEnglish72·2 years 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.