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by craftinator 1645 days ago
> This seems very naive. Media companies are not working for the public, which pays pennies to the dollar compared to advertising.

I agree that the advertising is where the money comes from for most media... But that supports the parent comment, in that it incentivises the media companies to tell their audiences exactly what they want to hear (or, more correctly, exactly what will keep them coming back and watching more advertisements).