EDIT: Commentary removed.

  • yesman@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    28
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    4 months ago

    I’m old enough to remember when Newsweek was credible and respected. I understand the Magazine business model is brutal, but these days you’re more likely to run into someone who’s owned Newsweek than someone who subscribes to it.

    • xenoclast@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      12
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      4 months ago

      August 3, 2013.

      It’s been a while since any formerly credible news source was free of foreign ownership.

      All “news” media in the US has been entertainment and propaganda businesses wearing the logo and skin of dead journalism outlets since then.

      Only took a few years to get Trump installed as president. I’d say that’s amazingly effective