CBS-Paramount settled with Donald Trump for $16 million over editing of a segment on then presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Trump’s presidential museum gets the boost in funds, according to the settlement agreement. Paramount then dumped "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" after he criticized the move as a "big, fat, bribe."
I pay $80 per month for cable TV that brings me local broadcast, Iowa PBS, CSPAN 1 to 3. and a variety of religious and selling networks. Yes, I feel I am being ripped by cable. There are days I never turn the tv on. As a subscriber to a number of Substack journalists and writers, I do not feel those purchases are a rip. You are right Doug that a journalist that I see helping at a free lunch or school event has more credibility than some talking head making millions spewing babble that is ruining the ozone layer. Carry on.
Right on! Big media has become a business...a business for the ultra-rich to invest in. We can't bring back the days when media were owned by families who cared. From NYC to Carroll--ethics, serving the public and integrity were all important. Or can we?
I cancelled my Paramount subscription a few weeks back.
I completely agree that truth and trust more generally must revert back to responsible individuals reporting locally…as opposed to media conglomerates focused on their bottom line. Hopefully that is the revolution that will return this country to its rightful place as a beacon of hope and foundation for truth.
I pay $80 per month for cable TV that brings me local broadcast, Iowa PBS, CSPAN 1 to 3. and a variety of religious and selling networks. Yes, I feel I am being ripped by cable. There are days I never turn the tv on. As a subscriber to a number of Substack journalists and writers, I do not feel those purchases are a rip. You are right Doug that a journalist that I see helping at a free lunch or school event has more credibility than some talking head making millions spewing babble that is ruining the ozone layer. Carry on.
Right on! Big media has become a business...a business for the ultra-rich to invest in. We can't bring back the days when media were owned by families who cared. From NYC to Carroll--ethics, serving the public and integrity were all important. Or can we?
I cancelled my Paramount subscription a few weeks back.
I completely agree that truth and trust more generally must revert back to responsible individuals reporting locally…as opposed to media conglomerates focused on their bottom line. Hopefully that is the revolution that will return this country to its rightful place as a beacon of hope and foundation for truth.