If we want journalists to be able to do their jobs, we are going to have to pay them. And when I talk about “journalism” I’m not talking about reporting on spor

If we want journalists to be able to do their jobs, we are going to have to pay them. And when I talk about “journalism” I’m not talking about reporting on sports scores. I’m talking about identifying a problem and asking tough questions to people who don’t want to answer them. Keeping the public informed. Democracy is a pesky thing. It works when people know what’s actually going on so they can make informed decisions. If we want to live in a democracy we need journalists. And it’s not just a matter of, maybe the paper will make it up next year. Once a newspaper closes up, it’s gone. That town no longer has a newspaper. Or maybe it gets bought by some newspaper conglomerate. I don’t know what the solution is. Ads are unsustainable and in many cases even malware. Paywalls kind of work. Maybe something like Apple News+ but platform independent.