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Unless you're going to pay journalists less or hire fewer of them, journalism isn't going to get any cheaper. It's a revenue problem, not an expenses one. I want the best journalism possible, and I'm willing to pay for it not just so I can read it, but so others can be informed and our democracy will actually have a chance of working. Producing journalism as cheaply as possible won't result in the kind of democracy I…
> pay journalists less or hire fewer of them That has been the practice of media companies for more than two decades. Mergers and aquisitions have reduced the number of print media owners to a tiny handful. The problem is more that those businesses are used to 20% profit margins, and with over-inflated prices paid during the acquisitions, there is far less incentive to pay market rates for journalists, or even to kee…
I agree. That's why I think the best option is for people like me to hire our own journalists by funding non-profit journalism. Then again, I'm biased.