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What If CBS News Disappeared?
What if CBS News simply... disappeared?
Not in one dramatic announcement, but piece by piece. Foreign bureaus close. Investigative teams shrink. The evening newscast moves online. Eventually, the network survives—but its journalism doesn't.
In this week's Archer's Line, Rob Archer explores a hypothetical future in which journalism becomes too expensive, too risky, and too political for large corporations to sustain. It's less about CBS News than what happens to America if major news organizations conclude they're better off without news.
The essay examines corporate pressure, political…
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