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In response to "They shouldn't be giving them what they want but what they need. That's a big problem that they refuse to acknowledge. " by Krusty

i don't think that's the reality. these are businesse, not public service providers...

Posted by x (aka dmuck) Sep 28 '14, 08:43

news organizations are corporations with stockholders. their job really is to deliver profits to shareholders under the current system. it might not be the way things should be, but it's the way things are.

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The news division is not where they're supposed to be making a profit. Networks make their money other places and news is usually a loss or breaks - Krusty Sep 28, 08:59 4
- we'll just have to disagree. personally, i think you're looking for a model that is long gone in the u.s...... - x Sep 28, 09:06 3
  - The model in the 50s and 60s is a historical aberration. -- nm - Reagen Sep 28, 09:20
  - Downhill since Murrow. But it just gets worse and worse with not one organization or station to standing up for what's best for the people of America - Krusty Sep 28, 09:13 1
    - because standing up would likely mean losing audience to the others. and there's the rub....nm - x Sep 28, 09:15

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