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[–] 104 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Worked at a newspaper for a few years.

With very few exceptions, they do not give a fuck about you or the news. The advertisers are their customers and your attention is their product.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Decades ago? This has always been the case. It was the case 50 years ago. Still is now.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    I never understood why people think journalism was better before.

    Now we just have internet to fact check and communicate with friends about it, so it is just exposed. I know it is unreliable, but much better than anything 50+ years ago.

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