As the surveillance advertising business model for journalism dies (good riddance), media outlets will be forced to return to the old, reliable, privacy-preserving business model—being run by a series of rich patrons who buy them out of personal vanity and run them at a loss
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Why, if I may trouble you? I’ve never heard a compelling argument against allowing journalism to be funded on the basis of trust and support rather than on its ability to entertain people with buying power.
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I would point to the kind of corporate-philanthropic capture that you see at NPR. I think journalism is healthier with the profit motive than going hat-in-hand to the foundation/philanthropic complex
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