To literally answer your question (not comment on specific agencies), I think it sucks.
There are some things that are simply not compatible with Capitalism. Accurate news reporting may be one of them - at least not without heavy oversight.
People are people - with all their good intentions and limitations. Put a person in a position where they must chose between doing what they believe is right and feathering their own nest...well, people will be people.
This is why I am sometimes utterly astounded by the naivety of Libertarians. People will do the right things if left to themselves? Yeah, right!
I am very optimistic regarding the potentiality of humankind but ONLY if I assume we will recognize our own shortcomings and make adjustments for it. Turning people loose to police themselves is not realistic at our current level of intelligence. Some day after we have further evolved, perhaps. But not now. Most people as they currently are require oversight to be trusted. That's just the way it is.
There are some things that are simply not compatible with Capitalism. Accurate news reporting may be one of them - at least not without heavy oversight.
People are people - with all their good intentions and limitations. Put a person in a position where they must chose between doing what they believe is right and feathering their own nest...well, people will be people.
This is why I am sometimes utterly astounded by the naivety of Libertarians. People will do the right things if left to themselves? Yeah, right!
I am very optimistic regarding the potentiality of humankind but ONLY if I assume we will recognize our own shortcomings and make adjustments for it. Turning people loose to police themselves is not realistic at our current level of intelligence. Some day after we have further evolved, perhaps. But not now. Most people as they currently are require oversight to be trusted. That's just the way it is.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
