sbgthe internet is worse.
Worse than what? Paying Atlantic for a subscription?
Whether we like the Atlantic or not, I feel like at some point if we want quality journalism we need to fund it.
They did it to themselves by starting out with free journalism everywhere on the net. And then it took them far too long to finally realize they ads alone weren’t going to pay the bills. If they had stuck with the magazine rack style from the get go (pay for it + ads) it wouldn’t be an issue.
If you give everything away for free for thirty years, and then suddenly take that away, you’re going to have a hard time getting money.
You miss the bigger picture. The shut journalism and propaganda are still free - funded by … other means . That is why magazines males try to be free in the internet.
You’re also operating with the wisdom of hindsight. No one knew how to handle internet publishing. We all learned together.
I’m just saying what happened. History is inherently hindsight.