Are State-subsidized news organizations (see: "Build Back Better") the same as news organizations? @ThadMcCotter #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

Dec 05, 2021, 02:29 AM

Photo:   Iskra ("Spark") newspaper, No. 1, December 1900; a political newspaper of Russian socialist emigrants established as the official organ of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP).

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Are State-subsidized news organizations (see: "Build Back Better") the same as news organizations? @ThadMcCotter #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

https://amgreatness.com/2021/12/03/the-bought-off-better-bill-buys-the-corporate-media/ 

The relief would come in the form of a payroll tax credit earmarked for local news organizations . . . [and] will provide $1.67 billion over the next five years for newspapers, websites, radio and TV stations, and other outlets that primarily cover local news. If eligible, they could reap up to $25,000 for each locally focused journalist they employ in the first year and $15,000 in each of the next four.