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Re:License Zero: Comments on “The Truth Is Paywalled but the... by rtlfe on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @05:33PM (#24054722)
> Eventually most content creation is just going to be supported by people doing other things to earn a living.

That's fine for many types of content, but do we really want world news and investigative journalism to be done exclusively by amateurs with no resources?

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Re:License Zero: Comments on “The Truth Is Paywalled but the... by MattGaiser on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @05:36PM (#24054751)
I actually think you could get some excellent investigative journalism from subject matter experts working part time.

But yes, that is one of the few areas where you still need permanent full-time people.

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