> Their money source is as protected from the government as it reasonably can be.
Obviously false.
> Really, the alternative is you have them beholden to billionaire owners and advertisers.
Or have them run as a non-profit which doesn't accept advertising and instead takes donations from a huge variety of sources, including the people who watch it.
Don't pretend there are no other funding models.
Don't pretend the fact the government has a strong hand in their funding doesn't impact what they consider to be newsworthy.
Obviously false.
> Really, the alternative is you have them beholden to billionaire owners and advertisers.
Or have them run as a non-profit which doesn't accept advertising and instead takes donations from a huge variety of sources, including the people who watch it.
Don't pretend there are no other funding models.
Don't pretend the fact the government has a strong hand in their funding doesn't impact what they consider to be newsworthy.