Most of the Americans who will pay for news are rich
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Thursday, October 20, 2022
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Most of the Americans who will pay for news are richAbout a quarter of Americans have ever paid for news directly. Those who have are more likely to make over $150,000 a year. By Laura Hazard Owen. |
What We’re Reading
Free Press / Diamond Hardiman and Allen Arthur
7 tips for journalists from restorative-justice practitioners →
“People often leave journalistic interviews feeling retraumatized, exploited or misunderstood. What lessons could we learn from restorative-justice practitioners that we could apply to the journalistic process — especially for stories about public safety and criminal-legal issues?”
Defector / Laura Wagner
Semafor is the problem →
“There is a powerful constituency for the idea that the problems of the world are informational, arranged by degrees of knowledge, bounded by human nature, and require — and this part is always implicit — no alterations to the basic dispensation. It is the people who believe that, a group that includes but is not limited to the type of moguls who fund startup news organizations, that Semafor seems best built to serve, and flatter.”
Washington Post / Erik Wemple
CNN host dreams of a “whole network” for “independent thinkers” →
“More things need to happen than just to have a lot of moderates for a centrist media network to be successful. It would have to be compelling.”
Substack / Simon Owens
Why Patreon is struggling →
“Competition has exposed a number of key weaknesses in [Patreon’s] core offerings.”
New York Times / Daniel Victor
The Daily Star’s lettuce outlasts Liz Truss →
“Someone flipped the photo of Ms. Truss face-down on the table, colorful lights swirled, and a recording of ‘God Save the King’ played on repeat as nearly 20,000 people watched live.”
Engadget / M. Moon
Google launches its News Showcase program in France →
“In addition to showing a curated selection of headlines from partner outlets, Google is also making ‘a limited amount’ of their paywalled content available to readers for free.”
AP
India stops journalist from flying to receive Pulitzer Prize →
“A Pulitzer Prize-winning Kashmiri photojournalist said Wednesday that Indian immigration authorities prevented her from flying to the United States to receive the award even though she had a valid visa and ticket.”
Press Gazette / Charlotte Tobitt
The news industry responds to the end of Facebook Instant Articles →
“It feels like they're jumping before they're pushed."”
AP
Fight over slain reporter’s files goes to Nevada high court →
“[Clark County District Judge Susan] Johnson previously acknowledged that because it is rare for a U.S. journalist to be killed because of their work, there was little legal precedent for her to follow to allow investigators to access German's files.”
Wall Street Journal / Patience Haggin and Alexandra Bruell
New York Times drops plan for kids’ app →
“When we launched our Kids venture three years ago, it was before we acquired The Athletic and Wordle, both of which rapidly changed the opportunity size of our subscription bundle. Ultimately, our Kids app caters to a smaller market at a time when we need to focus on scaling our subscription business.”
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