The surprising bit in this analysis of local news media and AI disruption is the reason people give for paying for it: "74% cite consumer-good attributes such as access to 'the facts I need,' while only 44% mention public-good qualities like 'the public’s right to know' as reasons for giving." I would imagine the role of self-interest various a lot across cultures. I think also the analysis overlooks the role of personal experience on the part of the reporter, even as it underlines its own credibility by pointing to 25 years of experience in local news. This item and the previous via News Alchemists.
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