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Is the Economist profitable? That's one example that comes to mind of a potentially viable model - less clickbait, shorter news cycle, more depth, with a print
by version_five 3y ago
Is the Economist profitable?
That's one example that comes to mind of a potentially viable model - less clickbait, shorter news cycle, more depth, with a print option.
Online-only news has been a race to the bottom, I'd guess that profitability is more likely at the higher end.
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- SllX 3y agoYes[1]. As are organizations like the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Reuters, the New York Times, Gannett, and Hearst Communications. [1]: https://www.economistgroup.com/results https://www.economistgroup.com/results
- uncertainrhymes 3y agoThat is a good list -- interestingly, only Gannett (USA Today, amongst many other papers) and Reuters don't have paywalls. That isn't a criticism, just recognition that even though the other sites are still ad supported, that alone isn't enough.
- ceejayoz 3y agoGannett's many local newspapers definitely have paywalls. They've also been pretty unprofitable in recent years. https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GCI/earnings https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GCI/earnings
- dc-programmer 3y agoThey don’t really do investigative journalism though. Most of their articles are summary + opinion