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Archerseagles t1_j95xnny wrote

The posts about the money driven nature of news are correct.

But beyond that, there is also a divide between news media along the lines of values. And it is not clear to me how that could be easily resolved, or even if it can be resolved.

Today there is more of a focus on values and seeing things subjectively and inter-subjectively. Previously there was an overall philosophy of that saw an objective ideal, that was never realized but was nevertheless the ideal. Today ideals tend to be very much value driven, not objective.

What I would like to see is major news organizations starting a fact checking section that is as values free as possible. Ignore whether the thing in question makes the world a better or worse place. Simply focus on whether it is a fact or not.

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geetarzrkool t1_j962k71 wrote

Facts and figures don't sell subs, or get people to click on bait. ALL that matters is making profit. They never have and never will care about the "Truth", or the "Facts" both of which are both clearly just "Social Constructs", obviously. Besides, the Truth hurts, and "causes harm" to "Modern Readers" and the "Community" writ large, and we musn't have that. They don't care one bit about the "oppressed" it's just a bit of virtue signaling that they can use to justify their silence an biases. "Think of the Children....I mean the Environment.....I mean muh Feelings......I mean, ....."

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Archerseagles t1_j966ahe wrote

There is a lot of truth to that. But it doesn't explain the publicly funded broadcasters - BBC and ARD for example. Those also have a editorial stance based on certain values, and will choose to not run some stories even if they are factually correct. Why?

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