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0 pointsdelegate9y ago0 comments

>Anyone who wants to set up an independent media, or carry out any form of independent investigation or reporting can do so.

I can't - I don't have the resources or expertise to set up a global media conglomerate.

Can you ?

I could try a start up, but I would need to take venture money and that comes with giving up some control...

Pretty soon we are going to reach the conclusion that there are maybe a couple of people in the world who could, in theory, create a media outlet able to compete with the established ones.

So not 'anyone'.

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dagw9y ago

I don't have the resources or expertise to set up a global media conglomerate.

Start small. Grab a camera, buy a plane ticket, set up a twitter account and a web page. Congratulations you are now a journalist. If your work is good you will find an audience a grow from there.

There are also lots of people already doing this, and you can follow their work if you wish

simonh9y ago

All you need is a camera and a plane ticket. Seriously, journalism is a tough business but it's about guts, not rocket science.

DougN79y ago

The interesting thing to me is that this same argument could be made about anything. Did the Big Bang happen, or are there a bunch of anti-religion folks? I can't independently prove the 'proof' about the Big Bang. How about global warming? Maybe there's a secret society of ludites that want us to return to a pre-industrial era. I find all three scenarios equally likely, which is not zero, but not too much higher than zero.

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