Re:Russia opens criminal investigation of Meta over death ca...
by qiskit on Friday March 11, 2022 @06:32PM
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> They used to try.
Simply not true. Read about the news industry from the founders to yellow journalism to the world wars to present day. There was never a time when news was objective. It wasn't created to be.
> I cannot accept the framing as only the last one: that we've magically discovered being unbiased is no longer a worthwhile goal
It was never an achievable goal. So what we should strive for is a diversity of opinions via a genuine set of diverse news organizations. Sadly, most of the media is owned by a few multinationals who themselves are owned by the same controlling interests.
Simply not true. Read about the news industry from the founders to yellow journalism to the world wars to present day. There was never a time when news was objective. It wasn't created to be.
> I cannot accept the framing as only the last one: that we've magically discovered being unbiased is no longer a worthwhile goal
It was never an achievable goal. So what we should strive for is a diversity of opinions via a genuine set of diverse news organizations. Sadly, most of the media is owned by a few multinationals who themselves are owned by the same controlling interests.