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So, in other words, the news industry seems to be moving in the same direction as IT: slow concentration of power in hands of a few big players.
by inglor_cz 2y ago
So, in other words, the news industry seems to be moving in the same direction as IT: slow concentration of power in hands of a few big players.
- throwawaysleep 2y agoA lot of that is simply culture moving that way. We engage locally a lot less and nationally far more. I only have one local friend and I have no reason to make any as I can trivially drive/fly to see my current friends in other cities. I bet far fewer people today know the name of their mayor than in decades past.
- tiffanyh 2y agoThat’s actually Economics 101. All industries trend toward domination by a few large players.
- throwawaysleep 2y agoOnly if there is something to consolidate around. There isn't really a giant chain of local pastry shops, as tastes vary a ton by region. It is just that with news, tastes have homogenized to be more national.
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- bufferoverflow 2y agoI think you got it wrong. Newspaper business is dying. Small agile players are moving away fast. Slow players are still bleeding, hoping for a miracle turnaround.