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knowtheory *looks at the state of display advertising on news org websites* yeah sorta. I mean there are some different structures in place
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knowtheory News orgs have a weird structure where they don't run editorial they run an editorial support system & thus independence occurs
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knowtheory But yeah. At the end of the day it all has to be as profitable as possible or a CEO's board sues them. The scary thing to think:
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knowtheory What happens when people stop believing that editorial independence is profitable? But that's a whole other convo... w/whiskey.
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knowtheory But yeah, we shouldn't ask platforms their ethos. For all the pretty words, in the end it's 'make the most money possible'
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knowtheory *unless they are legally structured to do otherwise.
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