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Keeping the press alive is a worthwhile endeavor.

I'd rather the world not turn into Youtube News coming out of some basement with no staff that actually goes out and investigates. Instead he is able to carve a bubble to share what he/she thinks as news.

Of course. It’s the same reason “think tanks” are established.

You could always argue it’s good to get people to think and bring workable ideas to life... but of course the employees at these think tanks know who pays their salaries and what the expectations are.

Do you think that an informed population is a net positive or a net negative? I personally think the former, and I had a pool of spare cash lying around I might try to put money towards that effort.

Only if they are informed about the topics I think are important primarily, with a focus on the facts that sway them to the positions I support. Otherwise they might support a government backing policies I disagree with.

Same reason I donate to NPR: to support quality journalism.

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