Guest Columnist: Tax Support Won’t Save Local News, Especially in Illinois – John Kass News

"Illinois politicians just agreed to subsidize journalism ... Here’s why Pritzker should use a line-item veto on the $25 million bail-out as well as reject the targeted ad spend. State-sponsored media is the opposite of what America is about. The whole point of local news is to serve as a watchdog keeping government in check by telling voters what it’s up to."
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Riverbender
1 year ago

Why would Pritzker use a veto on political subsidizing of journalism? He wants the media on the public payroll so the press dares not print anything offensive to JB and those that align with him. This means that the media will, in essence, become paid parrots of the JB team and will provide accolades for Pritzker’s Presidential run. They, the paid press, may even anoint sainthood on JB with claims how he saved Illinois tacitly covering up the actual mess Illinois is. So I agree with Mr Kass in that public funding wont save local news and will instead destroy… Read more »

Old Joe
1 year ago

Hmm, let’s rename the Sun Times “Pravda.”

The Railroader
1 year ago
Reply to  Old Joe

Isn’t it that in all but name?

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