And there is no complex analysis needed here. Local news has been consolidated plus defunded because ad money goes to Facebook & Google.
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So many remaining local papers/media are owned by a few ideological operators (mostly on the right ala Sinclair) and not much else is left.
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No trick or complexity to this. Local news needs to be funded in a way that is compatible with operating with an ethos of accountability.
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You can say a million things about initiatives etc. etc. regaining trust in news etc. but seriously. Local news needs to be funded. Funded.
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So you have an altercation—with national attention—when a Guardian reporter goes to Montana because of special election.
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Simple. Local news cannot survive on digital ad money; not enough scale. Without local news, you cannot check local impunity or corruption.
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And with normalization of corruption + vacuum of accountability, misinformation is easier to spread—also easier to monetize on FB & Google.
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Yes, yes, it's all connected—no need for game theory
. I am an academic and *love* complexity. This is so straightforward that it's painful.2 replies 12 retweets 80 likes -
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Without local news, cannot keep check on what's going wrong. Without accountability, powerful lean towards corruption and impunity.¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted alienghic@octodon.social
It is difficult. If you have even slightly decent local newspaper, gotta subscribe *and* engage and demand better.https://twitter.com/alienghic/status/867789198010441728 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Ted Han ★ 韓聖安
Also often true. In any case, national reporters cannot do what we need at local level: day-to-day accountability.https://twitter.com/knowtheory/status/867784873733308416 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted too urban too internet
This. We don't fund work like this, we cannot fight hold politicians accountable, fight misinformation or much else.https://twitter.com/WriterPhil/status/867797705409482752 …
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What about ideas like WikiTribune and journo platforms built w/ blockchain funding infrastructure?
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