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How I’d rebuild print media
But there is a lot of work ahead of us on the operational side. We need to continuously deliver an amazing product to consumers worth paying for. No one balks at paying for a cell phone, gym membership, Netflix, BabyYoda+, Peloton and every other subscription. Why should they balk at paying for news if the product is actually important to them?
Jarrod Dicker • Don’t Blame Media’s Business Model
I like to say that I write about media generally and journalism specifically because the industry is a canary in the coal mine when it comes to the impact of the Internet: text shifted from newsprint to the web seamlessly, completely upending the industry’s business model along the way.Of course I have a vested interest in this shift: for better or... See more
Ben Thompson • The IT Era and the Internet Revolution
Tbh media monetization is very a confusing topic.
"Paying to read a newspaper article?! Nobody likes paywalls"
"Paying for a blog?! Micropayments were tried… don't work"
"Paying for blogposts coming via a newsletter?… GAME. CHANGER."
- We’ve been financing good writing with bad advertising for far too long—it’s just not doable