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Media Storm — Ad-funded news: Who pays for hate & clickbait?
Scout ratingSCOUT· 35%44m·2026-06-25·News Politics

Ad-funded news: Who pays for hate & clickbait?

Media Storm · 6

Care about independent and ethical news? Support Media Storm on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! There are loosely three main funding models that make up our mainstream media. The first is public service models that are not run for profit, like the BBC, the second is donor-led journalism and the third…

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