Ronv69 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 8:11 pm
Plinsc wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 4:33 am
I wonder how much longer till newspapers are a thing of the past
The Washington Post loses a hundred million dollars a year, but they are kept afloat by the DNC.
It is kept afloat by subscribers who pay to read its articles. That is why it caters to a certain demographic. It also has access to Jeff Bezos' deep pockets, though I don't know interested or involved he is in daily operations. When newspapers were supported by advertisers, they had to appeal to the widest possible audience. With the new clickbait business model, it all about preaching to the converted versus providing information for people to make their own opinions.
The advertisers have changed, too. Your local supermarket is not advertising a sale on Christmas turkey in the online edition of the Washington Post.
The reason I read the Wall Street Journal is because the people who read it read it because they have money on the line, not some sense of ideological self worth.
The reason I read the paper edition of the newspaper rather than get my news online is that, this way, I cannot get spun up about anything. What I am learning about happened yesterday. The world is no different today. The news is something to know and to pay attention to, but, the news is nothing to freak out about.
What is more pleasant than reading the editorial page and pondering the world's problems while smoking a pipe?