Future of Media Archive

  • The FTC has released a report on the state of the news media. The report defines journalism as original reporting in real, or very recent, time. This means newspapers and online news sites, but it does not include magazines or opinion blogs or most TV news. The FTC has not only chosen the most essential segment of media, but the one that, demonstrably, the market hasn’t figured out. That’s what the state should do. As for the FTC’s actual recommendations, I have mixed reviews:

    New FTC report: can the government save newspapers?

    The FTC has released a report on the state of the news media. The report defines journalism as original reporting in real, or very recent, time. This means newspapers and online news sites, but it does not include magazines or opinion blogs or most TV news. The FTC has not only chosen the most essential segment of media, but the one that, demonstrably, the market hasn’t figured out. That’s what the state should do. As for the FTC’s actual recommendations, I have mixed reviews:

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