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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by reactordev on Monday July 21, 2025 @01:26PM (#44637860)
One would argue, are there any "news" organizations left? Or are they all operating from a content farm operated by financebros position? Can you name me one news organization that isn't owned by a parent company that has vested interests in specific stories and outcomes?
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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by i_am_proteus on Monday July 21, 2025 @01:41PM (#44638062)
Christian Science Monitor (nonprofit run, the religion really is siloed to the "Christian Science Perspective" section and the reporting is good and as independent as it comes)
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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by ascorbic on Monday July 21, 2025 @02:58PM (#44639011)
The Guardian is owned by an independent trust: https://www.theguardian.com/about
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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by carefulfungi on Monday July 21, 2025 @02:19PM (#44638541)
https://www.trustworthymedia.org/list-of-independent-media/
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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by larodi on Monday July 21, 2025 @02:08PM (#44638412)
Wondering the same for a while. And does paying for news provide any guarantees…?
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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by miltonlost on Monday July 21, 2025 @01:28PM (#44637878)
ProPublica generally.
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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by mvdtnz on Monday July 21, 2025 @01:45PM (#44638107)
There are lots of news organisations not owned by parent companies with vested interests. RNZ in New Zealand, ABC in Australia, CBC in Canada and BBC in UK to name just a handful.
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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by mastercheph on Monday July 21, 2025 @02:10PM (#44638425)
*or state owned media organizations.
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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by mvdtnz on Monday July 21, 2025 @02:18PM (#44638539)
Why exclude them from real news orgs?
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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by rf15 on Tuesday July 22, 2025 @12:22AM (#44643216)
Because they will (pretend to?) be legitimate and neutral sources until it suits the state/owners otherwise (e.g. BBC, Al Jazeera)
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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by bitwize on Monday July 21, 2025 @04:47PM (#44640212)
Al Jazeera?
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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by drngdds on Monday July 21, 2025 @07:46PM (#44641676)
404 Media is owned by its reporters
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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by NietzscheanNull on Monday July 21, 2025 @08:26PM (#44641999)
Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan. Can't recommend it enough.
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