• AchillesUltimate
    122·
    10 months ago

    uh, why? It seems like a free market economy is exactly where a free market press would work. Companies might buy news companies, but thanks to no government interaction, other news companies can pop up, make money because they deliver a service people want, and then grow.

      • AchillesUltimate
        17·
        10 months ago

        They might not like it but it’s what happens anyway. I don’t have many examples off the top of my head, but I do know of at least one YouTuber who gives updates on geopolitics.

        • sicaniv@lemmygrad.ml
          6·
          9 months ago

          They might not like it but it’s what happens anyway.

          But, what actually happens in reality is, this…

          Six corporations own 90% of news media in the United States. They’re NBCUniversal (COMCAST), Disney, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), VIACOM, News Corporation, and AT&T. All of these companies have rich executives who’ve been known to fund not just individual politicians, but both heads of the American party (I.E. both the Republican and the Democratic parties). Our government is owned by corporations, and those corporations also own our information.

          • AchillesUltimate
            1·
            9 months ago

            Sure, 6 companies own 90% of news media, but that doesn’t mean new ones can’t pop up in the other 10% and make a good profit.

            Even a journalist who just researches a recent event and posts their articles on reddit would be pretty cool but couldn’t exist without freedom of the press.

    • Muad'Dibber@lemmygrad.ml
      11·
      10 months ago

      Why would any top company allow others to challenge their market share? Why does the trend under capitalism (where economic power stands above political power, and governments) tend towards increasing monopolization / fewer companies, in every industry?