One problem with paywalls is that, like, I often encounter a paywalled article from a publication I have no relationship with. Do I want to subscribe to get more articles from this place I've never heard of? I don't know, I haven't yet read one single example of their journalism!
One problem with paywalls is that, like, I often encounter a paywalled article from a publication I have no relationship with. Do I want to subscribe to get more articles from this place I've never heard of? I don't know, I haven't yet read one single example of their journalism!
@MegaMichelle I agree! It's annoying as hell! I like leaky paywalls for this reason - although personally as a reader, I prefer no paywall. Hooray for the 19th / ProPublica / etc model.
Yes, non-profit open articles is the best!
No. Cloud capitalism is not the future I will build. It's gross. I buy books from independent bookstores & encourage others to do the same.
@FranceskaMann What's the difference between a paywall on an independent newsroom and buying a book from an independent bookstore?
The Cloud, Ben.
Renting something is not the same as owning something.
@FranceskaMann That's super fair! So, eg, a newspaper is a reasonable purchase because you then own that issue of the paper?
I subscribe to magazines like The New Yorker and the nation. When I'm done reading them I share them with my community. Newspapers I shred and feed to my worms, or use in the garden for mulch. The physical thing has value.
@FranceskaMann I love this and don't disagree. I get two daily physical papers delivered to my home. (Three if you count The Onion.) Printing presses have shut down everywhere, and was heinously expensive to invest in, but I wonder if new tech can make creating a physical object accessible to startup newsrooms.
