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That would simply accelerate existing trends. All the money would go toward pumping out more celebrity gossip because that's what gets eyeballs. There would be
by nknighthb 13y ago
That would simply accelerate existing trends. All the money would go toward pumping out more celebrity gossip because that's what gets eyeballs. There would be no remaining incentive to engage in actual journalism.
Profit-based news is irretrievably broken.
- cpncrunch 13y agoThere's nothing wrong with profit news. That is how all news generally works - journalists generally don't work for free. However they should rely on adverts like the other online news sources.
- nknighthb 13y agoJournalists get paid, that doesn't mean the news organization that pays them must be a for-profit entity.