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by AnthonyMouse 982 days ago
The corresponding problem for ad-supported media isn't that the media won't criticize the government, it's that the media won't criticize the interests of the advertiser, e.g. by opposing pharma subsidies. But the viewer can see who the outlet's advertisers are and impute their bias, because they can see the ads.
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nerdbert 981 days ago
How about when NBC, one of the main cheerleaders for the homicidal war in Iraq, was owned by a defense contractor that made billions selling weapons (GE)?
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AnthonyMouse 981 days ago
NBC would then be a media organization with significant government funding, so it should get the tag.

They're not owned by GE anymore though. They're owned by Comcast, which... maybe it should still get the tag.

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