Jeff Bezos Escapes Scrutiny from His Own Paper–and Its Rivals

Re:Jeff Bezos Escapes Scrutiny from His Own Paper–and Its Ri... by halter73 on Saturday July 29, 2017 @04:31PM (#14882885)

I think you're misreading the parent comment. They're not advocating for tax funded news organizations, but instead for a stronger social safety net. They're theorizing that this would enable people to pursue journalism without fear of losing their livelihoods because of struggles in that market sector.

I'm not saying that I agree with this position. I think that without capital, the news industry would shrink and struggle even with a strong social safety net to support its journalists. Personal blogs cannot fully replace well funded news organizations.

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Re:Jeff Bezos Escapes Scrutiny from His Own Paper–and Its Ri... by RodericDay on Saturday July 29, 2017 @05:44PM (#14883143)

I don't know why you're downvoted. This is a correct reading of my post.

I'm more concerned with the family of a daring journalist being safe regardless of their investigations, than with the actual remuneration of the journalist.

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