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I know where you are coming from, but ultimately its another blow against quality journalism. It started with ad revenue moving from media to tech, and now the

I know where you are coming from, but ultimately its another blow against quality journalism. It started with ad revenue moving from media to tech, and now the hacking community makes it harder for them to sell their products on the Internet. The deck is stacked against media - think about how much they need to to exactly right in order to survive the Internet era

headsoup 5y ago
Or, they could focus on actually doing quality journalism, picking their niche areas of expertise and producing interesting material, rather than trying to win at "most clicks first." Then, importantly, set expectations for reach and profits appropriately and use relevant advertising to their services/topics which also has value, not stupid algorithm/'targeted' advertising. It's not easy, but working to actually build trust and value is far better than joining the race to the bottom.
int_19h 5y ago
The mass media as it exists today was made possible by a combination of certain technological and societal advancement. If further evolution on either or both counts makes the business model underlying it non-viable - that's too bad, but there's no right to industry survival.