[janalsncm]

> loss of the diverse viewpoints necessary for a robust society

This isn’t wrong but let me put a finer point on it: when BigCompany Inc starts dumping sludge into your town’s lake, you need independent journalists to figure that out. Corporate talking heads aren’t going to do that. And certainly not the people running a link farm.

What news is reported is as important as whether the facts are true. The easiest path to propaganda is to simply report other, more convenient, facts.