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Here's a story the newspaper industry's upper echelon apparently kept from its anxious newsrooms: A discreet Thursday meeting in Chicago about their future.
"Models to Monetize Content" is the subject of a gathering at a hotel which is actually located in drab and sterile suburban Rosemont, Illinois; slabs of concrete, exhibition halls and mostly chain restaurants, whose prime reason for being is O'Hare International Airport. It's perfect for quickie, in-and-out conclaves.
Newspapers aren't critical to democracy, journalism is.
Originally posted by Xtraeme
Here's a simple solution to their money problem. Charge all internet users $1 extra / mo. & divide the money based on % click-throughs to each news portal, keeping professional news & journalism free.
Originally posted by FrankWhite222
Originally posted by Xtraeme
Here's a simple solution to their money problem. Charge all internet users $1 extra / mo. & divide the money based on % click-throughs to each news portal, keeping professional news & journalism free.
And how is it free then?
Surcharges never stop at $1. Terrible idea.