fromNieman Lab
1 week agoThe gap between nonprofit and for-profit local news will widen
Most nonprofit local news organizations make their content free in the belief that it's important to serve all of the community, not just those who can afford a subscription. We also do it on the calculation that the visible commitment to news and information for the whole community can inspire greater voluntary giving from those who can afford it. Crucially, it's a way to avoid the problem identified by Nik Usher in their book News for the Rich, White and Blue.
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