The Age Rips You a New One
The media isn’t failing because it’s not giving people what they want. We know exactly what you want, even if you don’t care to admit it. Worthy but dull reporting of landmark health legislation? Not so much. Upskirt shots of Lindsay Lohan spilling out of a limo at The Viper Room? Not just yes, but hell yes!
The whole piece is a worthy read and forgets prose in favour of raw truth. It rips into the diatribe comments that descend into trolling. Whether it addresses those comments though, I’m not so sure. I don’t know what the best model moving forward is, but there must be a model beyond this free one. Even independent bloggers bemoan the ad-driven revenue of news.
News isn’t free. Unfortunately everyone believes it should be.