The News Business is Cratering

[iluvatar5150]

What kind of games, crossword puzzles?

Crossword, Wordle, Spelling Bee, and a couple others. Some of the games, like Wordle, are normally free for everybody, but others are sub-only or are somehow restricted in free mode. The big thing (for me) with the subscription is that it gives you access to a huge archive of crossword puzzles. I do the daily one and then work through the back catalog of Sunday ones.

 

[iluvatar5150]

There are many good journalists, and writers out there: <snip> Tucker Carlson <snip> Some have been freed from their editorial stranglehold, and are reporting with more freedom.

Yeah, that editorial stranglehold that kinda sorta makes people tell the truth.

 

[RoBo1988]

Yeah, that editorial stranglehold that kinda sorta makes people tell the truth.

Aww. You found one you don't like...

 

[iluvatar5150]

Aww. You found one you don't like...

What I've seen of Sharyl Atkinson is pretty nutty, too, but it's been a while and I can't remember if her stuff was blatantly false like Tucker's or just kooky. I haven't heard of most of the others. Tucker's just a liar.

 

[A2SG]

Tucker's just a liar.

Yup.

Tucker Carlson Successfully Argues Nobody Really Believes Tucker Carlson Is Reporting Facts​

-- A2SG, and he should know....

 

[RoBo1988]

Catherine Herridge let go at CBS News

Bloodbath at Paramount claims 800 jobs including CBS News journalists embroiled in controversy

Also among the Washington casualties, sources said, was CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues — who had weathered HR probes over his workplace behavior, including an alleged incident in which he…

nypost.com

 

[RoBo1988]

Don Surber is a retired newspaper writer. He blogs on substack.

Let newspapers die

They dropped objectivity and with it credibility

donsurber.substack.com