Several points:
- Gosh, I notice lots of independent news sources are flourishing. Substack and Locals for example both have lively newsgroups that provide enough funding to employ their independent journalists.
- Tim Pool, Dave Rubin, Megyn Kelly, Podcast of the Lotus Eaters, Russell Brand, the Daily Wire, The Epoch Times, Tucker Carlson, Jack Posobiec, and many many more are thriving. Pollutico calls them “opinionated”. What the hell do they think the corporate media is? What the hell do they think they are? Sure independent sources will have their own views and biases. The key is to listen to a few of them and get a more well rounded perspective that way rather than relying on one giant corporate media source.
There will always be a market for news and commentary. Its just that people no longer trust the corporate media to provide it. They flushed their credibility down the toilet a long time ago.
- They say “democracy” will not do as well when the “watchdogs” are gone....yet the corporate media went from being the Establishment’s watchdogs to being the Establishment’s lapdogs a long time ago.
“yet the corporate media went from being the Establishment’s watchdogs to being the Establishment’s lapdogs a long time ago.”
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Well said. The lapdogs are simpatico with their political brethren, but this relationship goes beyond that. It is also a symbiotic one where favorable coverage by the media begets more inside tips and scoops from friendly politicos. They scratch each other’s backs, so to speak.
(BTW this entire thread is a particularly interesting one that should be read by any aspiring journalists who may still care about professionalism and integrity.)