[esmi]

> Journalism should be funded by institutions. Perhaps - funded by the government, at a loss - for the sake of informing the populace.

state run media... i think that's been tried before. maybe a couple of times.

[me_me_me]

USA used to support local independent media. Every little paper that got passed certain threshold was funded by state, as they provided essential service to local community.

But its much easier to control narrative if there are only few outlets. And now in post-truth world average Joe doesn't read anything but facebook, or some rage broadcast.

Read Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, to see why the funding has stopped.