Stop the press! The future of US journalism

It is 4 July 2009, Independence Day in the US, and there are fireworks online. A nation of internet users log on, click for their favourite newspaper sites to catch up on the weekend news, only to be stopped in their tracks. On website after website, the following message: "Dear reader. In order to save the newspaper industry and promote quality journalism, it has become necessary to begin charging a subscription for online access. Click here to enter your ... Full Story »

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Derek Hawkins
3.4
by Derek Hawkins - Mar. 11, 2009

Really dry story with a remarkably boring selection of quotes, but fairly informative, nevertheless -- a boiled down and accurate overview of the American media dilemma.

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