So I get ads are terrible, obviously. I run ad-blockers all the time. But people also get angry at paywalls. So that leaves me wondering, if not through ads or subscriptions, how is a news publisher supposed to sustain itself?
So I get ads are terrible, obviously. I run ad-blockers all the time. But people also get angry at paywalls. So that leaves me wondering, if not through ads or subscriptions, how is a news publisher supposed to sustain itself?
Imo, the problem would be easier with more frictionless payment methods.
But the real issue is that fewer and fewer people are reading at all, or have the attention span for a quality newspaper article. So you are getting fucked at both ends - no one is paying for the product, and they arent using the product anymore anyway. I certainly know my personal consumption of long form writing has dropped off over the last decade.