I've decided to upgrade myself.
I've joined twitter, the next big thing on the Internet. My ID is AMHickey, so feel free to add me.
My blog needed a restart as well since it had been over a year since my last post.
Alright, here's what is on my mind:
It's no secret that the journalism trade is not doing well. Because of the Internet, people can get news online for free, and they now post classifieds online on sites like Kijiji at little to no cost. Classifieds used to be one of the major areas of funding newspapers, as were ads, which are much cheaper online.
After failed attempts to charge for subscriptions online, papers are expected to provide news for free, with little compensation. Some futurists and journalists have proposed that newspapers will no longer be around in 10 years.
However, there is a possible solution emerging. According the the economist, iTunes may have the solution. Read the short article here: http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13109596
1 comments:
This idea maybe a slippery (slushy?) slope...
With Internet fees an "essential" services tax could be added to help fund sites where people get their news for free. Which in turn could be used to pay the salaries of journalists. Just an idea.
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