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In response to "i don't think that's the reality. these are businesse, not public service providers..." by x

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

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Sep 28 '14, 08:59

even at best. They're job is not to monetize the news but to report on the news of the day to the people.
I don't know where they lost it but it's wrong and needs to be reversed.
News isn't a money making venture and it shouldn't be.

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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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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

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