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That is a symptom not the cause. News agencies have had to slash their budgets and can no longer afford to send journalist to cover stories
by jostmey 6y ago
That is a symptom not the cause. News agencies have had to slash their budgets and can no longer afford to send journalist to cover stories
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoIf only we had some kind of organization that would let news outfits pool their resources. Some kind of "associated press" or something.
- fakedang 6y agoAP is famous for underpayment of outsourced journalists and even then cheating them out of their earnings on some BS clause, apart from overcharging newspapers to use their content. They are also famous for trying to block an open press in the Meltwater vs AP case. My ex who was a freelance video producer for a while gave me numbers that showed AP paid for 10-20x less consistently than a regional outlet (like Al Arabiya or CBC).
- raarts 6y agoTrue. Newspapers, radio and TV used to be on the receiving end of most of the ad money. That has gone away almost completely over the last 25 years. And now they have to fight for clicks.
- BikiniPrince 6y agoI think you are close. The reality is they can sale sensationalism at dime store prices. There is no need to be a real news outlet when they can mimic “The Sun.” There is no cost and all profit to just printing garbage. In the short term. This is trading your credentials for cash. Eventually, people will wisen and realize this is not journalism. It will cost them dearly then, but that is the future. Who worries about the future?