Anne ApplebaumFeb 5
I grew up with the Washington Post, wrote editorials for the Washington Post and published a column there for more than 15 years. To watch its owners destroy it, seemingly deliberately, in just an year and a half is devastating.
Show threadMister Shade

@anneapplebaum We need to figure out how to make new, reliable news sources, ones that aren’t controlled by asshat billionaires who will gleefully smash them like toys in service of their profits and their delicate egos.

People are creating smaller, indie news outlets, but we have a ways to go before we are adequately threatening the mainstream slop.

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Show threadAaronFeb 5
@anneapplebaum @mister_shade02X2 Cooperatives aren't generally susceptible to billionaire buyouts, and they are incentivized to serve their members instead of the false god "Profit".
Show threadJeremy le fouFeb 6
@hosford42 @anneapplebaum @mister_shade02X2 I’ve been talking with a group of journalists about how to support the development of cooperative newsrooms, and we had a panel discussion on zoom with 100 attendees. Get in touch with your email if you want me to put you in touch with their project.
Show threadAaronFeb 6
@anneapplebaum @mister_shade02X2 @leftyknowitall I'm not in this field, myself, but it's very encouraging to hear there is movement in this direction! We need it in all walks of life. The way to escape end-stage capitalism is through cooperatives. We have to cut these endless takers right out of the money cycle. Billionaires' money is worth nothing if we refuse to do business with them.