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Re:The Mark Zuckerberg Manifesto Is a Blueprint for Destroyi... by bigbugbag on Sunday February 19, 2017 @02:37AM (#13678587)
Haven't you noticed how the word "facebook" replaced "the internet/online" in many contexts ? It was a part of marketing facebook to the masses.

Then again the decline of journalism is not a matter of internet as much than a matter of selling out to advertisers and being bought by rich individuals or corporations. With internet access becoming popular it provided an alternative to the traditional media to get news and information.

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Re:The Mark Zuckerberg Manifesto Is a Blueprint for Destroyi... by pg314 on Sunday February 19, 2017 @03:10AM (#13678681)
> a matter of selling out to advertisers and being bought by rich individuals or corporations.

Can you expand on that? I see the decline in circulation and eroding of their ad and classified income as the principal culprit. I haven't seen any prominent examples of newspapers where the rich individuals or corporations have caused a decline. The Washington Post was thriving during the 40 years that Buffett had an ownership stake.

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