The problem with licensing is that it has the potential to be captured and regulated by the government in a way that favors institutional bias. There are a lot of good, independent journalists out there, and I'd hate to see them get pushed out of the market. I simply think news organizations need to remove profit from the equation. Imo, you cannot call yourself news if your company is for profit. No corporate sponsors. No profit driven motivation. The news needs to be separate from the systems of power, and that's probably the only thing I can think of that starts that process without curtailing free speech. I still think we need to have a way to enforce standards that benefit the people, but that's a tricky subject.

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