Re: The Contrarian Press Release

On Tue, 14 Jan 2025, Retrograde wrote:

On 2025-01-14, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

"We've watched as corporate and billionaire owners of media outlets
abused their audiences' loyalty and undercut journalism's vital role
in a free democracy," said Rubin. "Instead of safeguarding democratic
values, they have enabled the gravest threats to democracy - Donald
Trump and his allies - at the very time when a robust and independent
press is most essential. We need an alternative, truly independent
outlet that is unafraid of the administration and unwilling to
equivocate or bend the knee."

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Well, I'm in favor of free and unencumbered media, but by coming out of
the gate spouting anti-Trump rhetoric they've already signalled their
bias, which makes their offer a little less compelling.
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I'll check it out anyway, and wholeheartedly agree mainstream corporate
media had its chance and has royally blown it.  Some recent grievances:
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* the multiple articles in cheaper papers that study the cruise
 industry. Ostensibly it's travel planning but it's clearly paid pieces
 by the industry
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* Wirecutter etc., ostensibly reviewing goods but clearly paid
 advertisments, and the fact they seem to sit endlessly on the front
 page says to me they're making money
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* Any article that says "what you need to know."  Fuck off,
 monkeyknuckles. I'll decide that, not you.
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* The obvious paid adverts for movie stars looking for publicity.  You
 often see the same or similar article on multiple papers in about the
 same time frame, usually some long-forgotten or up-and-coming
 star/starlet.  Paid fucking publicity.
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I can't find a single publication worth subscribing to these days. So I
don't.  WAPO "Democracy dies in the dark" published by a human ballsack
oligarch, fer fuck's sake.
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My rule of thumb is that media who shout at Trump are inherently homo and should be avoided.