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Journalism is in an on going funding crisis. I hear what you are saying, but there are plenty of publications that have gone belly-up after putting up a pay wa
by _rpd 8y ago
Journalism is in an on going funding crisis. I hear what you are saying, but there are plenty of publications that have gone belly-up after putting up a pay wall - there are just too many alternatives with near identical content. This is probably "their own fault" for training the public to expect free online content, but at this point every possible business model is on the table, including asking for donations in association with articles on highly charged issues.
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago> there are plenty of publications that have gone belly-up after putting up a pay wall - there are just too many alternatives with near identical content I don’t fault them for trying. But if there are “many alternatives with near identical content,” what is lost in their going? There is ad-funded free content and quality content behind paywalls. Donor-funded nonprofit journalism exists in some markets. But donor-funded private enterprise? Foolish.