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Opinion: Why public funding still matters for journalism in a democracy

Current · Mike Janssen · last updated October 30, 2025 – 5:39 AM
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“The philanthropic nonprofit model is simply not up to the job of playing the unifying civic role that is the ultimate purpose of any public media worthy of the name.”

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