@Clinicallydepressedpoochie to Ask Lemmy • 2 months agoIn a world where every person is free to share their opinion directly to a mass audience; do we really need pundits anymore?message-square16arrow-up159arrow-down12
arrow-up157arrow-down1message-squareIn a world where every person is free to share their opinion directly to a mass audience; do we really need pundits anymore?@Clinicallydepressedpoochie to Ask Lemmy • 2 months agomessage-square16
minus-square@ClinicallydepressedpoochieOPlink2•edit-22 months agoI don’t think the bad actors are coming from online. The bad actors are the ones who call themselves news and amplify a message bought and paid for by corporations. They then say, it’s only editorializing. The news happens only from ‘6:15-6:17.’
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoAgreed - traditional media and online commentary both suffer from this problem. We need a way for beat reporters to get paid for their work. Sadly that doesn’t really exist right now.
minus-square@ClinicallydepressedpoochieOPlink1•edit-22 months agoI wouldn’t say they don’t exist. Podcasting is a legitimate platform.
I don’t think the bad actors are coming from online. The bad actors are the ones who call themselves news and amplify a message bought and paid for by corporations. They then say, it’s only editorializing. The news happens only from ‘6:15-6:17.’
Agreed - traditional media and online commentary both suffer from this problem.
We need a way for beat reporters to get paid for their work. Sadly that doesn’t really exist right now.
I wouldn’t say they don’t exist. Podcasting is a legitimate platform.