A Deeper Dive Into What Really Damaged Newspapers - A Media Operator
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A Deeper Dive Into What Really Damaged Newspapers - A Media Operator
ad money was diverted to digital platforms. As a result, the business model of news media flipped from predominantly relying on ads to relying more on readers/viewers. The flip happened in the early 2010s everywhere.
Andrey Mir • The Digital Reversal. Thread-saga of Media Evolution
“Content is king” became a cliche because it was the hallmark of the media business. Without great content, not much else matters. But the platform and scale era scrambled that. Distribution became the gamechanger. Publications had BuzzFeed envy. By the same token, media’s indirect business models -- content in some publishing organizations can be... See more
Brian Morrissey • Audience-first publishing
None of the issues have changed much: newspapers had an oligopoly of attention and an oligopoly of a certain kind of advertising reach, and the internet removed both of these.
Benedict Evans • Paying for news — Benedict Evans
