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It was a matter of time that subscription plans hit the same level of annoyance as online ads. But, subscriptions have a significantly heavier impact than ads.
by dschuetz 8y ago
It was a matter of time that subscription plans hit the same level of annoyance as online ads. But, subscriptions have a significantly heavier impact than ads.
You cannot netflixify journalism. It's different to movies or music. Journalism is not art. The online subscription business model doesn't work for journalism, because alternatives are far more easily accessible than print media. News are not unique works, news articles share the same base - things that happened anywhere in the world. Why should I get multiple subscriptions then?
- goatherders 8y agoYou CAN netflixify journalism. It's not different than movies or music. It is art.
- AlexandrB 8y ago> Why should I get multiple subscriptions then? My dad subscribed to both "The Edmonton Journal" and "The Edmonton Sun". Why? Because each had it's own bias and perspective on current events. What you're describing is not only not new, it's literally the dominant business model for print journalism for the last 100 years. Will it translate to the internet? I guess we're about to find out.