Will Bunch expresses what I’ve been thinking since Trump was elected. American democracy is under attack from within. The fascists who yearn for an authoritarian government in the media are promoting it, and the media who supposedly don’t support it fail to recognize it. They are busy trying to follow the political playbook of the 20th century.

  • kool_newt@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    You act like all companies are evil and all individuals and co-ops are somehow pure of heart

    Right, there are fundamentally different motivations and attract different types of people. Roger Ailes for instance would not be attracted to a journalist coop.

    What would be the motivation for individual journalists to spread disinfo? Sure some will, but a few people spreading disinfo is or even many uncoordinated people spewing BS is very different from a massive corporation with specific goals and the means to coordinate and spread misinfo to achieve those goals.

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      1 year ago

      What would be the motivation for individual journalists to spread disinfo?

      Everyone has an agenda, whether it’s ideological, malice, etc.