Reminiscent of dumping on the Washington Post because Bezos.
As things have turned out, I don’t think that’s misguided.
The reason that quality independent journalism is so hard to find is that nobody much is paying for it. Including you, probably.
There are several interrelated reasons: Lack of funding (in part due to a lack of an advertising subsidy, which is a good thing), lack of visibility, lack of readership recognizing the value of independent journalism.
The crucial thing is that with everyone who does recognize its value—and the harm caused by a corporate-dominated media landscape—and who therefor starts to make a conscious effort to read independent sources more often, point others to them and support them financially (which I do, for the record), those issues improve in tandem.
assembly@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I pay for The Guardian and I swear there are dozens of us!
JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ha. Actually I believe there are hundreds of thousands who do (and good for you!). It’s a great model IMO. Foundation status with an endowment, free to access and beg banners saying “Pay so that others don’t have to”. Of course, the quirky status was a bit of an accident of history.
assembly@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
There is a certain irony with my most trusted source of news (im an American) being a British publication.