Media Websites Battle Faltering Ad Revenue and Traffic

Re:Media Websites Battle Faltering Ad Revenue and Traffic by matt4077 on Monday April 18, 2016 @06:16AM (#11518784)

This is so desperately needed. Or (better), a Spotify-style flatrate (which would encourage consumption that doesn't cost the publisher but is a benefit for the reader).

It's the one remaining hope for quality journalism, but apparently they need to stare into the abyss before they get their act together. That, or it needs a mass extinction first until it is obvious that the supply of original content is visibly reduced (unlike now, where about 10-15 publications produce excellent content and thousands turn it into autogenerated slideshow).

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Re:Media Websites Battle Faltering Ad Revenue and Traffic by wehadfun on Monday April 18, 2016 @09:06AM (#11519561)

This is exactly what they probably need. To meet up and develop a joint payment that includes them all. No one wants to pay for 25 different websites content.

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Re:Media Websites Battle Faltering Ad Revenue and Traffic by z3t4 on Monday April 18, 2016 @07:01AM (#11518936)

There is a far bigger and more important issue. It's that people do not have time to read "news". Besides hacker news, witch is free. People don't care what happens in the world or around them.

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