Strypey on Nostr: Essentially, I think democratic government needs to reverse the post-deregulation ...
Essentially, I think democratic government needs to reverse the post-deregulation consolidation of media ownership, and break up the news media giants;
https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/items/eb05d707-527d-4c97-9524-d8105bd165e0
The remote owners of those giants have deep pockets, and when they were feeling generous, their underwriting benefited their subsidiaries. But at this point, local newspapers are more likely to survive if they're *not* a wall that can be fed into the fire, by central managements desperate to keep themselves warm.
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https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/items/eb05d707-527d-4c97-9524-d8105bd165e0
The remote owners of those giants have deep pockets, and when they were feeling generous, their underwriting benefited their subsidiaries. But at this point, local newspapers are more likely to survive if they're *not* a wall that can be fed into the fire, by central managements desperate to keep themselves warm.
(7/?)