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> Because I'd be a little surprised if you'd be saying that given the quality of our mainstream "news" sources So your solution is to make them even worse by l
by clouddrover 6y ago
> Because I'd be a little surprised if you'd be saying that given the quality of our mainstream "news" sources
So your solution is to make them even worse by letting Google bleed them dry?
What percentage of Australian's news reading goes through Google? What percentage of Australia's advertising spend does Google command?
- stephen_g 6y agoSure. Let them die - that ship has sailed. News Ltd and Nine have destroyed most of the quality journalism on their platforms already, and I honestly don't think anything this bill proposes will make it better. I don't have all the answers, but the best way I think I can support quality journalism is to subscribe to some independent news sites now (Michael West, MacroBusiness, Anthony Klan's new site The Klaxon. Might think about Crikey too because it seems pretty good).
- clouddrover 6y agoYou mean those journalists who spent decades working for News Corp papers? Michael West did. Anthony Klan did. Anthony Klan is proud of his News Corporation Australia journalist of the year awards. Seems like News Corp helped them both get started. Why shouldn't News Corp continue to fund others as well?
- bryan_w 6y agoNot if they don't innovate. Music TV and movies have had to do so in the last 20 years, I don't see why news should be different.
- clouddrover 6y agoWhat is the innovation you expect to see when Google siphons off their revenue?