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Ilikepurple

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38. Yes, the most of our traditional news outlets are more valuable as servants of the rich than being profitable

Reply to LR3 (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 06:50 PM

6 hrs ago

They are such a small source of the media conglomerates’ income, it would be principled to care about credible news coverage, but a lot more profitable as a device to drive billionaires interests and facilitate future mergers or deregulation.

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Fox has the perpetual motion machine thusly: PCIntern 14 hrs ago #3

Best step by step description ever! UTUSN 14 hrs ago #6

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Ex-actly PCIntern 13 hrs ago #18

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Yes, that must be what I meant. bucolic_frolic 13 hrs ago #16

Every story about CBS seems to miss the point LR3 14 hrs ago #4

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Yes, the most of our traditional news outlets are more valuable as servants of the rich than being profitable Ilikepurple 6 hrs ago #38

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If gerryatwork 14 hrs ago #13

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