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> what OP is saying is that said calculus is fairly superficial compared to the very real calculus of losing out on profits due to lack of access. The readers
by hourago 4y ago
> what OP is saying is that said calculus is fairly superficial compared to the very real calculus of losing out on profits due to lack of access.
The readers are an important part of that calculus. How would your readers react when they know that information have been hidden? Some newspapers have readers that will feel betrayed and lose interest in the news outlet, others have more sectarian readers that do not care about such high quality news as long as it follows some ideological line. Lack of access is important, but readers are way more important.
- Kranar 4y agoYes, paying customers and advertisers are a very important part of that calculus, I agree. We know from the work done by Soley and Craig [1] that newspapers will refrain from publishing unflattering stories that could jeopardize major sponsorships. None of this changes the principle argument that the driving calculus for major news organizations is profit driven instead of driven by public interest. [1] https://www.jstor.org/stable/20460787 https://www.jstor.org/stable/20460787