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  • 89th8 Offline
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    Can we just abolish for-profit news organizations altogether? Let's just have a national "5 W's" news network. Who, what, where, when, why. Maybe allow up/down votes based on accuracy. Folks can filter the news stories based on topic or geographic region.

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    • 89th8 89th

      Can we just abolish for-profit news organizations altogether? Let's just have a national "5 W's" news network. Who, what, where, when, why. Maybe allow up/down votes based on accuracy. Folks can filter the news stories based on topic or geographic region.

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      @89th said in What an idiot:

      Can we just abolish for-profit news organizations altogether?

      Communist!

      I was only joking

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      • 89th8 89th

        Can we just abolish for-profit news organizations altogether? Let's just have a national "5 W's" news network. Who, what, where, when, why. Maybe allow up/down votes based on accuracy. Folks can filter the news stories based on topic or geographic region.

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        @89th said in What an idiot:

        Can we just abolish for-profit news organizations altogether? Let's just have a national "5 W's" news network. Who, what, where, when, why. Maybe allow up/down votes based on accuracy. Folks can filter the news stories based on topic or geographic region.

        Dreamer.

        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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        • MikM Offline
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          They do it to everyone. Let’s take something totally out of context because people are stupid and lazy and will not look further.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • Catseye3C Offline
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            You know what would be nice? For old wise heads in the news business to form a committee to vet the various news sources, and also the "news" sources -- the shitfarms that label themselves news sources, like Fox, and categorize them on the basis of quality news reporting, and not on bias. I'm out of touch, but as an example, C-SPAN would get an A rating, and so on. Sort of like a News Better Business Bureau. Completely impartial on everything except truthfulness and thoroughness and professionalism. People can still go anywhere they want, but they'd know what they were looking at.

            Sigh.

            Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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            • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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              #11

              What you're asking for is less commentary - i.e. less news programming.

              There isn't a news organization in the world that wants that to happen.

              I was only joking

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              • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                What you're asking for is less commentary - i.e. less news programming.

                There isn't a news organization in the world that wants that to happen.

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                @Doctor-Phibes said in What an idiot:

                What you're asking for is less commentary - i.e. less news programming.
                There isn't a news organization in the world that wants that to happen.

                Like what used to be called an op-ed page, you mean? That would be okay, so long as op-ed stuff was prominently and unambiguously labeled op-ed.

                Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                  #13

                  What would work is that every news broadcaster has a 30 minute limit on how much they can broadcast at a time, no more than three times a day. The rest of the day should be filled with cartoons.

                  We all know the world would be improved immeasurably.

                  I was only joking

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                  • HoraceH Offline
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                    ban all advertising, all problems solved. You're welcome.

                    Education is extremely important.

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                    • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                      Communist!

                      I was only joking

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