The paradox: if, instead, 200,000 newcomers were to subscribe, the WaPo might be economically viable and then it could fire its owner.
The WaPo is currently losing tens of millions of USD a year. That is not so much its fault as our fault. We are the ones who prefer to pay for Netflix and Amazon Prime than for quality journalism.
The paradox: if, instead, 200,000 newcomers were to subscribe, the WaPo might be economically viable and then it could fire its owner.
The WaPo is currently losing tens of millions of USD a year. That is not so much its fault as our fault. We are the ones who prefer to pay for Netflix and Amazon Prime than for quality journalism.
Ummm, pardon? How does that work?
That’s not how it works
Most old media are loss-makers. The owners are fine with that because owning a newspaper allows you to influence public perceptions.
Why would I pay for news controlled by a billionaire? My tax money already goes towards CBC who are… probably better than WaPo.
Well sure, if you’re Canadian then none of this is your problem.
For now. But the whole world consumes US media which is allowing fascism to spread like a malignant cancer