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Re:The New York Times sells premium ads based on how an arti... by adw on Sunday April 14, 2019 @02:13PM (#19660798)
The news industry has been aware of this forever; one of the fundamental problems with news being ad-supported is that advertisers don't want their ads next to bad news.

This predates the Internet; it's why glossy Sunday sections exist.

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Re:The New York Times sells premium ads based on how an arti... by sidibe on Sunday April 14, 2019 @04:13PM (#19661430)
Some advertisers prefer the negative news. AM radio has lots of ads for guns and emergency supplies.
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Re:The New York Times sells premium ads based on how an arti... by smadge on Sunday April 14, 2019 @05:20PM (#19661777)
The important point is that the information that gets to the public should be in the public interest, not business interests.
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Re:The New York Times sells premium ads based on how an arti... by shaggyfrog on Sunday April 14, 2019 @05:33PM (#19661833)
Some glossy weekend sections are now entirely “sponsored content”, aka ads: https://twitter.com/canadaland/status/1116848132539678722
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