Topic: We should subsidize journalism
Journalism would not remain independent if it received subsidies from the government.
journalism, whilst essential to a free and open society, is a private business and thus has no place being subsidized by public funds.
journalist choose their own path and should not be helped along it
journalistic standards have fallen so low that it no longer serves its purpose.
journalists and media corporations are already making huge sums
journalists are more interested in being famous than in actually giving us the news
journalists are not often regulated so anyone could say whatever they want and not be providing true information
journalists are well paid and do not need to be subsidized
journalists being subsidized by the wrong people can lead to biases; companies can pay, for instance, to have an organization write favorably about them.
journalists get paid enough, they don't need any more money.
journalists get paid enough, we do not need to give them anymore money.
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.
journalists need to be funded so they can travel and get the truth about news stories instead of spreading rumors.
journalists put their lives on the line when they report news from war zones, or shootings or natural disasters.
journalists receiving subsidies can be biased and untrustworthy
journalists risk their lives for news stories that are based on war, shootings, murders, accidents and natural disasters,
journalists these days are always pushing their own agenda so they do not need extra subsidizing.
keeping journalist in work helps the nation keep up with the news
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
making journalism subject to the forces of capitalism negatively affects their impartiality
many communities have little or no coverage of local events subsidized journalism would help to fill this gap.
media corporations make billions and should ensure it is spread appropriately
more people would be able to get into journalism and there would therefore be more news stories available.
most journalism is just opinion passed off as facts and these fake newspapers need to die off in favor of real journalism.
news companies make enough money with advertisements and viewer support.   there is no need for the government to subsidize journalism.
newspaper companies are also corporations, some big guy at the top might just pocket the money instead of using it to improve the quality of the newspaper's journalism.
newspapers and channels should be paying their own staff
Newspapers and magazines are currently struggling and need subsidization to stay solvent.
newspapers are dying and need the help.
newspapers are dying and need the support.
no profession should be unfairly treated better than another & given preferential subsidies
Non-trustworthy news sources and fake news stories abound. We must subsidize investigative journalism in order to ensure we have reliable news sources that report real facts.