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Here is a (not very novel) idea: Netflix for news. I would happily pay for a solid aggregator subscription. But the number of times that some random news site f
by sgc 2y ago
Here is a (not very novel) idea: Netflix for news. I would happily pay for a solid aggregator subscription. But the number of times that some random news site from halfway across the world is the site of the day just keeps me away from news subscriptions. It feels like I am pigeon-holing myself and limiting my worldview to that of a couple of editorial boards / companies.
Also, for sites that want to have single-site subscriptions: If you bundle with print, give me the option of donating my print subscription to a library if I don't want the hard copy. Many people for whom the subscription is too much friction / not a great value proposition, will bite if at least they know the libraries are eating for free.
- ASalazarMX 2y agoJust imagine this 2034, and the NewStream service is competing with a bunch of newspapers selling their own news streams. The original NewStream is hiring reporters to make its own news, and some people like them.
- akomtu 2y agoIn 10 years LLMs will be so good that NewStream will hardly need any staff.
- arresin 2y agoThis is what I want also (it’s strange it doesn’t exist yet). I’m not going to pay a subscription to a hundred different news sites.
- sgc 2y agoIt sometimes seems to me that news organizations are suffering from self-inflicted injuries. They would be much healthier financially with aggregation.
- crooked-v 2y agoApple News+ is the shitty cable network version of this, where you pay for access but you still get the ads anyway.
- johnnyanmac 2y agoIs that really the best model given how it's an open secret that streaming services aren't profitable? Sure, news expenses are much less, but I imagine demand is too. People who wanted that "news aggegator" have social media (and technically, HN counts here too). >It feels like I am pigeon-holing myself and limiting my worldview to that of a couple of editorial boards / companies. I fear this being an inevitability as well when relinquishing curation to a middleman. Your subscribers will influence what news you approve.