Many industry journalists and commentators were either too emotional when it came to coverage, couldn't really make a solid argument or had a conflict of interest, with many of the large luxury brands paying for advertising along with being directly or indirectly invested in the media publications.
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Mona Chalabi — Fresh Air
The military museum and the daily news from Bosnia can almost make you think that war is what usually happens. Young men and women and children die. Politicians talk. Relief agencies try to help. And you do notice the museum has no pictures of victims, only heroes.
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I think so many people believed that broadcasting was a bit of a relic of the past in this digital world, but it's actually proven to be the opposite. As things have gotten more fragmented, having a broadcast network is actually a superpower because we're continuing to see ratings growth.
Matt Strauss — Decoder with Nilay Patel