Novi SadFeb 14

YSK that Politico is a subsidiary of Axel Springer, a right-wing propaganda house

https://feddit.org/post/25816416

YSK that Politico is a subsidiary of Axel Springer, a right-wing propaganda house - feddit.org

Thus, when you’re tempted to share a Politico article, please look instead for an article from a different source. (Also, if you’re wondering, know that Axel Springer, the mass media company, has nothing to do with Springer, the science publisher (the one with the chess knight logo; it’s named after Julius Springer; it deserves criticism of its own, but a different kind.)

Show threadJubilantJaguarFeb 14

Reminiscent of dumping on the Washington Post because Bezos.

The reason that quality independent journalism is so hard to find is that nobody much is paying for it. Including you, probably.

I listen to Politico’s EU Confidential podcast and it’s pretty good. The EU’s national medias are too parochial to cover Brussels, with Politico at least somebody’s doing it.

Show threadassemblyFeb 14
I pay for The Guardian and I swear there are dozens of us!
Show threadJubilantJaguarFeb 14
Ha. Actually I believe there are hundreds of thousands who do (and good for you!). It’s a great model IMO. Foundation status with an endowment, free to access and beg banners saying “Pay so that others don’t have to”. Of course, the quirky status was a bit of an accident of history.
Show threadassembly
There is a certain irony with my most trusted source of news (im an American) being a British publication.
Feb 14 at 9:11pmWeb