"The New York Times today looks much more like Spotify or Netflix as a business than a traditional news organization." - Meredith Kopit Levien before her conversation with Evan Smith at #ISOJ24
Good for Evan Smith starting his interview of Levien asking about the WSJ story on The Times' efforts to plug leaks from the newsroom. She blames "polarization" for the turmoil.
At the conference this year, I keep hearing -- from Levien, too -- that the starting point for news today is to "make something worth paying for." Hmmm.
@jeffjarvis Tired: reporting on inequality, disenfranchisement, loss of rights, climate, worldwide conflicts, geopolitics, destructive effects of capitalism. Wired: clickbait lifestyle reviews for the wealthy 1% and the financially insecure next 10%. Result: record-breaking subscription numbers!