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Re:Over 60% of people view journalism as more dangerous than... by trident5000 on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @12:37PM (#25432602)
The problem is just as much people who pay for it if you side with their politics. NY Times subscriptions are at all time highs with their cash flow stream being something like 95% liberal ideology payers. They are very much aware of who keeps the lights on.
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Re:Over 60% of people view journalism as more dangerous than... by malandrew on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @12:51PM (#25432779)
Yup, people are paying for outlets that don't cause cognitive dissonance. If you induce cognitive dissonance in your users, you lose subscribers and advertisers. Journalism was better before they had strong statistical tools to measure engagement and churn in real-time.
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