David HoNov 28, 2024

Can’t help but think there might be a relationship between people complaining about paywalls and newspapers being bought by billionaires. We should be willing to pay for news because that’s how journalists get paid.

On the other hand, I'm 100% against paywalls in scientific journals. Research is almost entirely publicly funded, and scientists do all the work (have ideas, get money, research, write, review). Plus, we pay publication charges. All scientific journal articles should be open access.

Show threadD4lt0nNov 28, 2024
@davidho I share your view as long as the media doesn't get government money. Most media gets loads of tax funded money, and in those cases readers pay three times: Through their taxes, their attention span and time redirected to adverts, and the paywall. IMHO only indy media, which hardly ever gets government help, should be pay walled, but this type of media is usually the most open one.
Show threadchollingNov 28, 2024
@D4lt0n @davidho "Most media gets loads of tax funded money" Tell me you're not in the US without telling me you're not in the US
Show threadD4lt0nNov 28, 2024
@cholling @davidho These two links will show you how wrong you are:
1) https://fundingthenews.usc.edu/report/media/
2) https://yankeeinstitute.org/2024/05/03/government-funded-media-what-could-go-wrong/
Have fun and learn!
The Government and the News Media – USC Public Policy and Funding the News

Show threadchollingNov 29, 2024
@D4lt0n @davidho First link says they used to fund it, but that funding is now in decline. Second link only applies to Connecticut.
Show threadD4lt0n
@cholling @davidho As if that would mean that there are no other cases. Tell me you are clueless and will continue like this, without telling me that you are clueless and will continue like this.
I wrote "have fun and learn", but you are only doing one of those things. You'll never know how US media works.
Nov 29, 2024 at 2:30pmWeb
Show threadchollingNov 29, 2024
@D4lt0n @davidho I will continue paying for the content I consume like an idiot.