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[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We could but that brings its own moral issues. Can you trust a journalist to be truthful and critical of a government that signs their paycheque?

[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

with sufficient legislation, sure. Do you inherently distrust NPR?

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Inherently? No. But part of that is due to the fact that there are other organizations with other motives and funding sources to compare with.

[–] shrugs@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

We have that in Germany. Everyone pays a monthly fee that is not controlled by the government to create unbiased news and media