Comment on Top 50 news websites in the US in July: BBC drops five places as paywall introduced; Most report traffic declines.

themurphy@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• dan1101@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I read an article that suggests classified ads used to support newspapers and hard journalism, and the Internet and sites like Craigslist took away that revenue to pay reporters.

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  • ominouslemon@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yep that’s pretty much how it went. Also print ads have lost against digital ads, which pay way less money to publishers and keep paying less each year

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  • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t know though things like the daily mail will rags even back in the 90s. Those people will never journalists.

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• hansolo@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  For real. People.com has “news” eh? Sure.

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  • noobface@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Those not seeking the truth will never notice when it’s gone.

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