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by koeselitz 5063 days ago
At this point, it seems as though journalism made an extraordinarily dire mistake in relying principally on revenue streams that are entirely distinct from their central business. Shouldn't journalism rather have sought to monetize the thing it does best - journalism? If it had, maybe it wouldn't be in this mess right now.
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This seems a strange comment to make, given how much of the web is advertising funded. Or do you think Google should charge users a subscription fee?