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YSK: Even though it isn't a foolproof criterion, the fact that a claimed "news" source is offered "completely free (as in free beer)" may suggest that it is poor quality in c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world

[–] fullcircle@vlemmy.net 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Oh, don't get me wrong, state-funded broadcasters can be excellent (or horrible, it really depends on the details). But when they are good, I would count them under the first case: they are being backed by the state itself (being charitable), and a lot of people like you use and love them.

Public funding is a double-edged sword: it lets news reporters not worry about profiting, but focus on their actual job instead; and it also lets "news" agencies that stopped caring about reporting truth a long time ago not worry about needing to actually be useful to the public at large, instead only needing to keep the government decision-makers happy.

Lemmy resembles the old reddit experience so well that they even emulate the old reddit server performance in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

[–] fullcircle@vlemmy.net 11 points 2 years ago

Do I have the proposal for you! RFC2549

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[–] fullcircle@vlemmy.net 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Coming Soon: Elon, screaming into a void that only he pays for...

ETA: Or maybe "even he doesn't pay for", if some of the other rumors are correct.