Panel of experts suggest legislative measures to reverse journalism decline – Capitol News IL

The task force suggested a series of tax credits that could give money back to people who subscribe to local outlets, small businesses that spend money advertising in local news, and outlets that pay journalists at least $50,000 a year.
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Riverbender
2 years ago

Take the funds and lower taxes so people will have the money to buy print media again. Oh I forgot; doing funding direct to the fish wraps will allow the politicians to control the media output following the old “he who pays the piper calls the tune” axiom.

Ex Illini
2 years ago

Journalists brought this on themselves when they stopped being journalists. Let them starve.

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