Topic: We should subsidize journalism
access to information is a crucial right for a voter in a democratic society
aren’t subsidies opening the door for manipulating journalists and inducing media bias in favor of the government?
as long as it is fair and unbiased.
better journalism is needed to keep our governments in check and the general population in the know
by subsidizing journalism we can help to keep more truthful stories since they don't owe anyone anything.
by subsidizing journalist, we can get a more truthful account of facts since they would not need donations.
Due to the rise of instant gratification online media and the fall of print media, journalism has been struggling economically a lot more in recent times. Subsidization will pull it out of the slump.
Even if the government doesn't gain influence over the reported news, the perception that it does will increase public distrust and prevent journalists from doing their job.
Even the appearance of control through subsidies destroys the credibility of newspapers.
every journalist should be able to report the news regardless of whether they have the monetary means to do so or not.
fair and honest journalism is important and should be subsidized for the benefit of all
funding  journalism would create a conflict of intrest
funding comes with overt or covert strings attached, certain criticisms of the government would vanish
good journalism helps keep the public well informed.
good journalists already make enough money to survive and their companies don't need to get more money from the government.
high-quality journalism requires time, expertise, and research. all of this requires money.
i believe the government should help pay for journalism because it would allow for better coverage of news events, and help pay the high costs of filming.
i think that should subsidize journalism because es value for fredom of epression
if it is not financially viable it shouldn't happen
if journalism can't survive without a subsidy, it doesn't deserve to be in the market
if journalism is funded by the government the government will regulate the news
if journalism is funded it would provide wider and better coverage therefore we would be better informed
if journalism is good, then it will not need a subsidy. if it is bad, then we should not be throwing money at it when there are greater needs in society such as education, health care and housing.
if journalism was subsidised it would encourage more inaccurate, poor quality work.
if subsidised by the government then they might be biased, afraid of losing the money
if the government subsidized journalism fake news could be controlled.
if the government subsidized journalism it would give them full control over what we saw and heard leading to secrets and mistrusts.
if we subsidize journalism we can get more truthful reports since the journalist can then tell the whole story and not have to worry about those who are supporting them.
if we were to subsidize journalism we could possibly attract more and better people into the field of reporting.  the better quality people we get into the field will benefit us all.