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a_seventh_knot t1_j0rye0f wrote

why do people keep sharing links to paywall sites?

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GBreezy t1_j0shcbh wrote

Why do redditors complain about the quality of journalism going down when they refuse to make it possible for newspapers to pay their journalists? Sorry, they are "paying them in exposure".

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zzyul t1_j0sowyp wrote

No, they should be paying them through advertising revenue like the non cable news channels do.

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GBreezy t1_j0sq9d3 wrote

The amount of redditors with ad blockers is high. Add in the amount of money made off internet ads is incredibly low. Non-cable new channels are required to air news in their FCC licensing and is a loss leader. The entire plot of the movie Network is about that.

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TrailChems t1_j0ttsed wrote

Nothing bad ever happened from having corporations rule the media narrative, right?

Journalists should be beholden to the general public, not private institutions.

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joyfullypresent OP t1_j0s6p5y wrote

Do you know how to get around the problem with Reddit not accepting "gift" links? They just started rejecting them...It's a fascinating interactive article, though. I won't post any more links from there until the problem is fixed.

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