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behold, once again, how corporate media ownership and public interest journalism foundationally cannot be, and will never be, properly aligned it's why we need publicly-owned and funded media, which Carr is also trying to destroy with sham investigations

22/12/25, 3:26 pm40 reposts130 likes

The replacement of journalism with lazy infotainment journalistic simulacrum. The demonization and dismantling of public media. The elimination of media consolidation rules. And now the ham-fisted censorship campaign against the few remaining major networks right wingers don't own. it's not subtle

the campaign results in a U.S. press that's incapable of being honest with itself (or its audience) about what's actually happening. Which a lot of ivy league brunchlord media folks used to breathlessly deny but has become so ham-fisted during Trumpism the facade has crumbled completely

anyway, the lesson for journalists is: don't platform or interview anybody that might upset the thin-skinned president

@theycallhimbfg.blacksky.app

this is, so we're clear, the exact path the media took in countries like Hungary and Russia that stumbled ass first into permanent autocratic rule

Wikipedia Brown

I do hope this means a continuation of the rise in independent journalism

I'd like to hope so. There's certainly going to be market demand for it.

Tony

@togeyboi.bsky.social

I repeat myself repeatedly. Strange how The billionaire owned hobby corporate media propaganda machines Aren't reporting truthfully about The billionaires that own hobby corporate media propaganda machines Isn't it ? Teddy Roosevelt level antitrust law, FDR level economic reforms !