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No one is willing to pay for local journalism when every site will copy your story as soon as it breaks.
by colinmhayes 5y ago
No one is willing to pay for local journalism when every site will copy your story as soon as it breaks.
- smoldesu 5y agoGreat, that puts it on-par with the status quo.
- colinmhayes 5y agoThe problem is the free services can't exist without the originators. The originators can't exist without revenue. If the journalists who are actually writing the pieces as opposed to copying them don't get paid the whole thing falls apart.
- netr0ute 5y agoThat's when the current originators fall and newer, more intelligent ones take their place.
- SpelingBeeChamp 5y agoNo. It's when clickbait and fake news crafted for engagement over truth takes their place.