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supersquirrel ( supersquirrel@lemmy.ca )  to Decline into censorship@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 4 days ago

A large portion of the Americans who will pay for news are rich

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A large portion of the Americans who will pay for news are rich

www.niemanlab.org

supersquirrel ( supersquirrel@lemmy.ca )  to Decline into censorship@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 4 days ago
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About a quarter of Americans have ever paid for news directly. Those who have are more likely to make over $150,000 a year.
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  • /home/pineapplelover ( pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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    3 days ago

    I donate to pbs, does that count? I get the pbs shows and get to support their programming

  • calliope ( calliope@retrolemmy.com ) 
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    This has been the case for as long as I can remember.

    This was how newspapers worked when they were actually paper. Wealthy people got the big papers and regular people got the local town.

  • CoconutLove ( CoconutLove@lemmy.today ) 
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    150k isn’t rich.

    • Ophrys ( Ophrys@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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      Yes it is

    • Turret3857 ( Turret3857@infosec.pub ) 
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      it is to me

    • ToastedRavioli ( ToastedRavioli@midwest.social ) 
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      3x the average salary in the US isnt rich lmao

      Its not wealthy but its definitely rich by a long shot

      • CoconutLove ( CoconutLove@lemmy.today ) 
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        When you consider that wages have stagnated for decades it’s not that crazy

      • calliope ( calliope@retrolemmy.com ) 
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        What’s funny is, the author probably chose $150k as the cutoff for “rich” because it’s quite close to the top 25% of households.

        A household with an income of $150k+ is in the top 27.6% of U.S. households according to 2025 census information if I copied and pasted right.

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