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> And yes, publishers rely on subscriptions to cover those costs — which will only increase as a result of anti-press attacks by the Trump administration. [cit
by richwater 2y ago
> And yes, publishers rely on subscriptions to cover those costs — which will only increase as a result of anti-press attacks by the Trump administration.
[citation needed].
I wonder how many people browse the Internet with an ad blocker while simultaneously calling for paywalled news content to be free?
It's quite the entitlement to say that organizations should forgo revenue when, if people actually cared, they could easily replace 1 of 10 streaming subscriptions with a newspaper/journalism subscription.
This article is backed with no data beyond just shaming organizations for not fulfilling what freedom.press defines as "civic duty".
- dgfitz 2y agoA website partially dropped their paywall, and they attribute blame. The hell do I care? Now I can read parts of their website without archive hacks.
- watwut 2y agoI get your argument, but people I know in real life do not have 10 streaming subscriptions. Most people I know have 1 or 2.
- richwater 2y agoWhile 10 is certainly an exaggeration, I think the core thesis of "most consumers just don't value quality journalism and thus spend their money elsewhere" is valid.