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The problem is that news media run terrible ads that don't make them money and the paradox of choice makes subscribing to individual news organizations a losing
by benlivengood 6y ago
The problem is that news media run terrible ads that don't make them money and the paradox of choice makes subscribing to individual news organizations a losing proposition for just about everyone.
Music and video producers make money because they license their content for streaming and online purchases. I'm at a loss for why the news media hasn't figured out how to do this yet. My fear is that ultimately the market values news too little.
- notsureaboutpg 6y ago>My fear is that ultimately the market values news too little. This is a fate that could befall music/movies as well. News media is too "woke" for its own good (for lack of a more accurate, more complex, longer explanation), and people are abandoning it in droves. The type of media that will survive is the kind you see in India that's overly nationalistic. It's upsetting, but that's clearly what the market wants and will pay for.
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- cheriot 6y agoThey use to do that. The problem is that it makes less sense in a digital world because you want a single URI to consolidate shares and SEO. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Print_syndication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Print_syndication
- njarboe 6y ago"News" has little value and that's fine. It is "new" things and in this internet world it is fleeting, click-bait articles purely read for entertainment. Main stream research journalism is what I fear the market does not value. The best researchers now have private highly paid news letters.