I don’t know if that was ever different, but I’m pretty sure that a lot of that is journalists taking themselves way too seriously.
Even the paid sites are often enough filled with tabloid level crap, fluffed up news agency printouts and those god awful “reports” that start with a 500 word description of the door of the interviewee. That’s not journalism and most people are not willing to pay for that.
I tried several subscriptions over the years and honestly, the articles that really added something can be counted on one or two hands. I’m sure I missed a lot of good and valuable articles, but I’m not ready to sift through tons of crap to find a few gems.
I don’t know if that was ever different, but I’m pretty sure that a lot of that is journalists taking themselves way too seriously.
Even the paid sites are often enough filled with tabloid level crap, fluffed up news agency printouts and those god awful “reports” that start with a 500 word description of the door of the interviewee. That’s not journalism and most people are not willing to pay for that.
I tried several subscriptions over the years and honestly, the articles that really added something can be counted on one or two hands. I’m sure I missed a lot of good and valuable articles, but I’m not ready to sift through tons of crap to find a few gems.