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i am just asking here, not taking any position. not long ago, when you purchased an FM radio or a TV, you get the news for free. the internet feels the same way
by blondin 7y ago
i am just asking here, not taking any position. not long ago, when you purchased an FM radio or a TV, you get the news for free. the internet feels the same way, once you pay for your access, maybe you want to also have access to the news for free.
news publications for a long time have not been free. so i feel that i understand the motivation behind paywalls. and yet i can't potentially subscribe to all the various news sources available online. it's just not possible.
i don't know... should news publication subscriptions be included in our internet and phone packages?
- meruru 7y agoNetflix model would probably be best. Isn't Apple doing something like that?
- silversconfused 7y agoBack then your attention was valuable enough that presenting news to you was an honor. Obviously some money was made on the side by embedding sponsored messages, but the core content was for the listener/viewer's benefit. Now, cheap content hogs all attention and there is no profit in presenting the facts plainly. There is still honor, however, and honorable news organizations still exist due to mostly volunteers. Personally, I very much enjoy wikipedia's recent events section. The citations are particularly useful.