alt Hacker News> Have you ever listened to NPR and not been subject to Gell-Mann amnesia?
Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
Personally, I support public funding of journalism, but there needs to be a lot more of it. Enough to support competing outlets in most markets.
Isn't the whole idea of freedom of the press to act as a check to governmental power? With state-run media you tend to get lots of propaganda and little actual news.
Personally, I support a ban on public (taxpayer) funding of journalism. Keep it independent.