Comment on BBC is Getting a Paywall.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 days ago
Given that I’m stateside, this makes me sad. But given that they are funded by UK taxpayers, this is probably the right move.
Of course, that’s just one less outlet for USA citizens to get accurate journalism (better than here, anyway) about what’s happening in our country. Hope Al Jazeera doesn’t follow suit.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Although, you could also argue that those taxes pay for informing and influencing citizens of foreign nations.
America’s media ecosystem is dominated by Fox, Sinclair, and other state party media players. There is a strategic benefit to having a media outlet that doesn’t run through the state media filter.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
This is a very important point. There is a reason there is a “cultural victory” in the Civilization games and the UK is definitely ceding cultural influence with this move.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Or the reason why the US has had Radio Free Europe for decades.
MangoCats@feddit.it 3 days ago
I believe all such programs were defunded a few months ago…
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yeah back in the day we made sure no matter who you were and what was going on you had the opportunity to hear our take on it
Mind you I suppose that still happens thanks to us being a very loud and online people, but having an “America says x” channel in a time where people liked us sure was a good idea
MangoCats@feddit.it 3 days ago
To such an extent that I wonder if there is back-channel influence flowing out of the US pushing for this…