Re:How China got a U.S. senator to do its political bidding
by corvallis on Monday December 18, 2017 @04:35AM
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Do you feel that quality journalism should be free to you? Did your parents subscribe to a newspaper when you were growing up? Not sure why one would feel entitled to a work product without compensating the creator for it when it clearly has value to that consumer.
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Re:How China got a U.S. senator to do its political bidding
by totalZero on Monday December 18, 2017 @11:45AM
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1) Publishing and distribution costs are far less online than with print.
2) News organizations have a long history of generating revenue by advertisement, and this is especially the case for many highly trafficked websites.
3) The owners of the newspaper benefit from a wider reach, because it allows them to better influence the public.
4) News websites, in many cases, either used to be free or still are.
5) The price of a full subscription may not be fair for someone who only wants to be able to read the occasional article linked from HN/reddit/friends.