David Todd McCarty on Nostr: Why do people assume that journalists have some ethical obligation to society that no ...
Why do people assume that journalists have some ethical obligation to society that no other capitalist is required to exhibit? Why do we think the media owes us something? They tell stories people want to hear. It’s a business.
I wish there a better way but no one wants to pay for news. What did you think was going to happen?
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