[snigdha]

I think it’s hard to actually pay journalists well and run a business predictably when we just hope people will donate though I do think the membership puzzle project is doing good work and a few businesses have made this work. This is definitely a model for us to consider!

The people who pay us now do believe we’re doing good work. I have been paying for books and health since I have been little and I do think both allow me to support great writers and health practitioners to be better at what they do. That said I do believe everyone should have a right to access information and health and one day we’ll be able to accommodate that business model. Right now all our revenue goes directly to our journalists.

[snambi]

All media houses have great intention in the beginning. But the moment money enters, corruption also enters. Today we can confidently say that none of the media is neutral or fair. Everyone is working for someone else, indirectly become propaganda machines.

There are two ways you can avoid that.

1) keep the media 100% free. Only get money from individual charities. And publish who gives the money.

2) if you want run a for profit org, publish all finances such as who is sponsoring what articles. At least the reader will know the motivation behind it.