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> We don't need these cheap media that just reprint propaganda-style sponsored stories.

What's destroying journalism is people like you calling out media as propaganda, fake news, etc...

Well, yes and no. Does the media sometimes present propaganda and fake news as fact? Sure. Not always, but sure, it happens. Calling out specific media outlets when they do this is absolutely necessary. Of course, labeling media as fake news simply because the facts they report disagree with your ideology is dishonest and reprehensible.

Also syndication is probably not as important online when you could just link to the article source.

Also negative "news" sells better. Humans just respond to fear and hatred. It is just so much easier to fear and to hate. I'll admit to it. I feel suspicious when I see something positive in the news: is this a sponsored post?

Propaganda on the part of a media instution as a whole is manifested by a persistent bias.

Making occasional errors isn't a sign of bias. Correcting those errors is a key part (and running the correction prominantly) of not being biased.

It's been observed that the principle bias of many major commercial media is inherently pro-establishment.

I mean sometimes reporters do a fantastic job and sometimes in the rush to get the story while it's hot there are legitimately bad stories run as God's given truth.

I do think the buzzwords need to die. Everyone calls everything they don't agree with fake news these days.

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