The death of MTV News is the monoculture's last gasp
It might seem hard to believe now, but the cable channel's news operation was once indispensable.
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When I heard the news earlier this week that Paramount, amid a wave of restructuring, had shuttered MTV News, ending an incredible, four-decade-long run, I had just one question:
Wait, MTV News was still a going concern?
Which is a shame — but not entirely surprising, since it’s been so long since the cable channel was anywhere remotel…
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