advertising is the wrong answer
if ads paid the bills, publishers are incentivized to generate more pageviews/imps to get more revenue - divisive and fake content always generate more pageviews
it's really hard to "hold the line" on quality journalism when it means less revs
if ads paid the bills, publishers are incentivized to generate more pageviews/imps to get more revenue - divisive and fake content always generate more pageviews
it's really hard to "hold the line" on quality journalism when it means less revs
at this point, nobody wants to be responsible for "the good of society"
because everyone is too busy making more money for themselves -- i.e. capitalism
quality journalism doesn't pay right now, because no one values it -- neither advertiser, nor consumer
because everyone is too busy making more money for themselves -- i.e. capitalism
quality journalism doesn't pay right now, because no one values it -- neither advertiser, nor consumer
advertisers want cheap ads to buy, so they don't buy much from real publishers
consumers get their news through FB and Google News, read just the headline and never click to the full article
young consumers watch funny tiktok videos 6in from their faces 22 hrs a day
consumers get their news through FB and Google News, read just the headline and never click to the full article
young consumers watch funny tiktok videos 6in from their faces 22 hrs a day
we are witnessing direct harms to society and democracy right now
but what is the final straw that breaks this downward spiral of death?
is there even hope of a path back to civil society? it's hard to see that right now, in this darkness
but what is the final straw that breaks this downward spiral of death?
is there even hope of a path back to civil society? it's hard to see that right now, in this darkness
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