It’s an interesting argument, but I think it’s a misleading one. What hurt journalism isn’t outsourcing, it’s the internet making the same information available

It’s an interesting argument, but I think it’s a misleading one. What hurt journalism isn’t outsourcing, it’s the internet making the same information available for free (and often in more depth). Admittedly, automation may have an effect later, since many journalism jobs are basically rewriting press releases or acting as an RSS system. But for the moment, the mountain of online competition doing things for free is what killed most of this industry, perhaps along with some adblocking and what not.