There's a reason why we don't want our learning content to be produced by Disney or AT&T: we would get content that reflects the priorities of Disney and AT&T (and likely, the sensibilities of large corporations in general). So why are we OK with these companies owning the news media? This is the issue that doesn't get raised in this discussion of what it would take to rebuild trust in news media. News and education are very similar in that they need to be designed first and foremost to serve the needs of their audience, and where the consequences are significant if they stray from that imperative. It concerns me that this panel of media experts doesn't seem to get that.
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