Joyrex Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 http://www.boingboing.net/2009/03/19/payin...-news-a-me.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David R James Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Yeah sure, id happily pay for the news about how were are in an economic turndown edit: downturn lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Yeah sure, id happily pay for the news about how were are in an economic turndown edit: downturn lol Did you read the article, man? This could be the solution to the old business model of traditional journalism and hope after the inevitable death of print media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David R James Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Yeah sure, id happily pay for the news about how were are in an economic turndown edit: downturn lol Did you read the article, man? This could be the solution to the old business model of traditional journalism and hope after the inevitable death of print media. Oh shit ,tried too, i guess i didnt read all of it :embrassed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I will pay for good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexagon son Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 an article of theocide proportions. perhaps a small synopsis for us with ADD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caustic Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 an article of theocide proportions. perhaps a small synopsis for us with ADD? see thread title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Joyrex attracts me twice within a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Information wants to be free. I don't think you can charge for news when it's so easily and instantly disseminated. There may be a business model for premium content, but not news. People are trying anyway: http://therealnews.com/ But, I can tell you, they're barely getting any traffic. Less than 10K views a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inteeliguntdesign Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 If this did happen, newspapers who decide not to partake would instantly gain thousands more visitors. This would increase their advertising revenues. They could then use this increase to put more money into journalism, making their newspaper even more appealing compared to the pay for sites. And it would give these newspapers who didn't participate more power -- they would be the first to manipulate the public. It would only work if there was some kind of guild that forced all newspapers to do this -- and that would be authoritarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I don't mind paying for good news. I subscribe to a magazine similiar to National Geographic but this is about...*dramatic silence*... SCIENCE! And it's all about good news and new gadgets, ideas, medicine, machines that will eventually make our lives easier and better - unless they turn on us. But this magazine makes me happy and I don't mind paying $10 for it. I usually just filter out the bad news. News about suicide bombers blowing 200 muslims to smithereens simply don't have an impact on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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