• Phegan@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago

    Mainstream media benefits from another trump presidency. Trump drives ratings. Ratings means sponsors, sponsors mean revenue, revenue means shares going up.

    They are corporations, not services. It’s illegal for them to not do what helps their shareholders.

    Mainstream media benefits from another trump presidency.

    • Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world
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      18 days ago

      Yea it’s now an election of the old school vs new school and the passing of the torch. Boomers are going down kicking and screaming

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      19 days ago

      They ARE services. They’re not services run for the benefit of the public.

      I think we all got a little messed up by the few years that journalism had a bit of credibility. For the vast vast vast majority of humans on earth all forms of mass communication have been propaganda for those in power… I mean look at the Catholic Church for the best modern example

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      19 days ago

      Corporations do not have to prioritize profit above everything. The old case where that was in question is quite nuanced and worth reading about.