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Do you feel that quality journalism should be free to you? Did your parents subscribe to a newspaper when you were growing up? Not sure why one would feel enti
by corvallis 9y ago
Do you feel that quality journalism should be free to you? Did your parents subscribe to a newspaper when you were growing up? Not sure why one would feel entitled to a work product without compensating the creator for it when it clearly has value to that consumer.
- totalZero 9y ago1) Publishing and distribution costs are far less online than with print. 2) News organizations have a long history of generating revenue by advertisement, and this is especially the case for many highly trafficked websites. 3) The owners of the newspaper benefit from a wider reach, because it allows them to better influence the public. 4) News websites, in many cases, either used to be free or still are. 5) The price of a full subscription may not be fair for someone who only wants to be able to read the occasional article linked from HN/reddit/friends.