Topic: We should subsidize journalism

Argument: Journalism should be subsidized to ensure that the news reported is objective and full of facts as opposed to the subjective views that can be posted by anyone on social media.

Argument: journalism should be subsidized to make sure every journalist has what they need to investigate stories.

Argument: journalism should not be influenced by the government.

Argument: journalism should not be subsided as this would call into question whether the media are truly independent and would be a conflict of interest.

Argument: journalism should not be subsidized because subsidies could too easily be allotted according to political beliefs.

Argument: journalism should remain a part of the free enterprise system and be supported by those who consume it, not a government subsidy. they should be used for essentials welfare programs only.

Argument: journalism subsidized by authoritarian regimes becomes a propaganda machine used to control people, telling them what to think and spreading lies to hide totalitarian regimes' abuses

Argument: journalism that benefits from subsidies would be less reliant of advertising revenue, and could deliver a higher standard of output.

Argument: journalism today is only business and support from government or any other main institution is wrong and should not be considered.

Argument: Journalism would not remain independent if it received subsidies from the government.

Argument: journalism, whilst essential to a free and open society, is a private business and thus has no place being subsidized by public funds.

Argument: journalists are more interested in being famous than in actually giving us the news

Argument: journalists are not often regulated so anyone could say whatever they want and not be providing true information

Argument: journalists get paid enough, they don't need any more money.

Argument: journalists get paid enough, we do not need to give them anymore money.

Argument: journalists make plenty of money by selling to newspapers and they make the money by people buying them so there is no need to subsidize it.

Argument: journalists need to be funded so they can travel and get the truth about news stories instead of spreading rumors.

Argument: journalists put their lives on the line when they report news from war zones, or shootings or natural disasters.

Argument: journalists receiving subsidies can be biased and untrustworthy

Argument: journalists these days are always pushing their own agenda so they do not need extra subsidizing.

Argument: knowledge is power and freedom, funding the public's access to high quality, trustworthy journalism is a worthy pursuit to enable a better equipped society

Argument: making journalism subject to the forces of capitalism negatively affects their impartiality

Argument: many communities have little or no coverage of local events subsidized journalism would help to fill this gap.

Argument: newspapers are dying and need the help.

Argument: newspapers are dying and need the support.

Argument: no profession should be unfairly treated better than another & given preferential subsidies