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_Algernon_ ◴[] No.44377587[source]
The only way I would consider paying for news[^1] is if they removed all the negative first and second order effects of advertisements and clickbait for paying subscribers.

In other words:

- Neutral front page with informative titles and headings that are designed to inform, not make me click. Articles written from the ground up with the inverted pyramid[^2] in mind.

- Remove most "psuedo-events"[^3] based "reporting", and if not analyse them critically.

- Pretend that the 24h news cycle doesn't exist. Update at most once a day.

- Do proper investigative journalism.

- Be conscious of the 5 filters outlined by Chomsky in Manufacturing Consent and actively resist them.

In short, the news should live up to the narrative of being the fourth estate it claims legitimacy from, instead of being an entertainment product serving the lowest common denominator in terms of audience.

(This will of course never happen.)

[^1]: With the possible exception of being forced to pay for my nation's public broadcaster through taxes.

[^2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_pyramid_(journalism)

[^3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_event

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sotix ◴[] No.44379500[source]
Reminds me of the YouRube extension DeArrow[0], that renames videos and replaces the thumbnail with an accurate still from the video to make the content less clickbaity. It’s a seriously valuable change in my experience.

[0]: https://dearrow.ajay.app/

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113 ◴[] No.44380178[source]
Do you know if it uses AI to generate any of the titles?
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1. _Algernon_ ◴[] No.44380731[source]
It's crowdsourced (at least that's what it says on the site). Same creator as sponsorblock, so it's built on the same principle.