• ChogChog@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Like you mentioned, it’s the biased part of the business which wrestles with journalistic integrity.

    ie. Return on Investment, special access or limited access compared to your competitors depending how your piece is written.

    It’s not entirely surprising when journalistic integrity is at odds with the finances that fund said journalism, but it most certainly can be disappointing.

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      13 hours ago

      I think governments should fund multiple independent foundations that can fund news organizations and journalists. This way, news can focus on just that: actual news. If the organizations are 100% independent, then so can be the news organizations. It might need some tweaking here and there but anything is better than what we have now

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        8 hours ago

        Totally agree. Unfortunately it’ll still be attacked as “government funded media” like NPR gets even though from my understanding what you’re describing sounds more international. And I’m sure there will always be pressure from countries demanding veto power or they’ll cut their funding similar to the issues the UN has, but we can’t let searching for the best solution keep us from implementing one that’s better than what we have now.