I just got an email from Reuters just the other day saying they’re implementing a paywall. Looks like they’re trying to find multiple new revenue streams
That really sucks.
I don’t mind paying for content, I just don’t want yet another subscription that I’ll barely use. Instead of going this route, I wish they’d figure out some kind of pay per view option that’s not a giant pain to use.
Of all the sources to use for accurate info on current events I’d say Reuters is probably one of the best. I’m not so naive as to think that these deals aren’t basically just trying to stall any meaningful cases on the legality of these models though.
If nothing else though at least these companies get to be propped up for their work in a small way.
either reuters or AP news
I am all for propping up news agencies that are worth something to me.
But I think the faster these dinosaurs die, the better off the next generation of news distribution, and faster to arrive also.
Routers, AP, and many other mainstream news sites are directly opposing the progress I want to see by their two dimension, very selective and filtered reporting. If they did this and not many people read them, I would be fine with that. But these oldsters still help maintain a lot of the ignorance, and sometimes even the toxicity, I see in my location. They don’t have to do much to help the reactionary and static forces here. Only just do not report, or ignore many things when they do.
People still rely on these sources too much for their worldviews, and the replacements are not yet ready. One of the reasons the better news sources are not ready is these giants still take up too much reading room
Facebook and TikTok and such ARE the next gen of news distribution. Anyone can distribute their news now.
And fact checking is on the backburner.
If my own project is anything to go by, or the little I know of all my thousands of sisters and bothers who are also coding making and doing their own small projects .
I think wondrous new ways of interacting online, sharing and verifying things, is always around the corner. I can’t even image the next three years.
What we think about news propagation today will seem quaint to all of us later
