[Lazamataz]

The Big Three. Wow. I’m amazed to learn that they are still a thing. I haven’t watched a network news episode since the Clinton years. How do the networks justify a budget for them? They certainly don’t make any money.

Did Pravda make any money? Did TASS?

[cdcdawg]

“Did Pravda make any money? Did TASS?”

Given those examples, I don’t think we can accurately call the mainstream media “whores.” They are performing services for free. At least Pravda and TASS got paid in some fashion by the state.

[woodbutcher1963]

ABC is owned by Disney
NBC by Comcast
CBS is CBSViacom

These CEOs and boards of these corporations have a duty to their investors to make a profit. If they do not make a profit then these divisions should be eliminated or sold off.

Their viewership must be down. Therefore, their ad revenue must be. Their news divisions should be cut.

[woodbutcher1963]

Joe Rogan MAY have a higher viewership on some of his podcasts than ABC/NBC or CBS evening news.