submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by Pro@programming.dev to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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Why did The Walrus outlet accept this sponsorship?

They have enough number of readers to do the right thing.

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[-] bitwise@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 weeks ago

They're only doing it cause almost no one wants to pay for the news.

Then again, so many of them make it painful; I bought a sub to the Guardian a few years back and my reward for that was to get even more popups telling me to subscribe to additional features.

Naturally, to cancel it, you have to call someone in the UK during their business hours.

That's why all these megarich assholes own newspapers and media companies; it's a cheap way to establish narrative control and kill off independent media.

[-] SamuelRJankis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

I think having a nationalized media funding like we do now is probably the best option for journalists to earn a living whithout having to chase views or dubious sources.

They should also have a somewhat open process where people make complaints about places like Postmedia which would result in loss of those funds.

Funding a organization the regularly makes things up or just posts tabloid level stuff is just awful.