ɔiƚoxɘup@beehaw.org to Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 months agoTrump's Plans If He Returns To The White House Include Deportation Raids, Tariffs And Mass Firingsbeehaw.orgimagemessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageTrump's Plans If He Returns To The White House Include Deportation Raids, Tariffs And Mass Firingsbeehaw.orgɔiƚoxɘup@beehaw.org to Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square113fedilinkfile-text
So it looks like Trump has read the fascist playbook or something. I’m not surprised. I am concerned.
minus-squarergb3x3@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoSo what’s the solution to this? Publicly funding journalism nearly no-strings attached so that they have guaranteed income and can better focus on actual news? But then that creates a conflict in interest when the story involves the funder.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months ago But then that creates a conflict in interest when the story involves the funder. It might create that potential, but if done properly, there can be independence. In Canada, the CBC regularly reports on things that show the government of the day in a negative light. Same with the BBC in the UK.
So what’s the solution to this? Publicly funding journalism nearly no-strings attached so that they have guaranteed income and can better focus on actual news?
But then that creates a conflict in interest when the story involves the funder.
It might create that potential, but if done properly, there can be independence.
In Canada, the CBC regularly reports on things that show the government of the day in a negative light.
Same with the BBC in the UK.