The perdicament brought up by Jacob Weisberg arises the idea that news/journalism is wasted by being free.
The internet allows information to be read by anyone at no cost, and many editors believe this is a huge mistake. "A successful digital business model demands revenue from users as well as from advertisers."
Looking into the past, the most profitable orginazations were local news works controlled by families, that were the dominant source of information and thus yielded a high income.
My biggest thought on this is that what has been made common, (free knowledge) will be hard to change. What will the rammifications of suddenly charging for CNN.com, or the weather application on your computer or iPod? Will companies make ANY money from doing this?
I assume that such a drastic change won't simply happen any time in the near or even distant future, but i believe it raises a valuable point about getting something from nothing, that can be considered in many subjects besides journalism.
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I think cheaper is better...call me cheap but if i had to choose between paying and not paying for the same information I have to choose not paying...I rather get my information for free and faster..plus we do have to pay for internet so tecahincally we do have to pay for internet too...
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Is it really getting something for nothing? In our capitalist society we pay for everything and delude ourselves if we think otherwise. What concerns me besides the growing disparity are those who are not plugged in. As well, how does one get through the miasma of endless information? Or decide what is really valuable.
ReplyDeleteWhen i say something for nothing im referring to the transaction between those who obtain information and then sell it.
ReplyDeleteThey're learning the information for free and selling it. Something for nothing