Paywalls Essay

Paywalls for and against

For

Q. What does David Simon mean by ‘slow suicide’?

 This means that without a paywall, the industry will slowly continue to collapse and
slowly bankrupt


Q.Why does he mean by saying anti-paywall people “don’t understand the first thing about actual journalism”?


It costs money to cover a metro region, or a nation, or the world comprehensively, to place reporters at key points and maintain them while they cover a beat and glean information year after year.


Q.What does he mean by “journalism is a profession”?
Journalists require profession and a wages for them to live so you have to pay them for their job, lowering the revenue.



Q. What do you think made 1 million people pay for the NYT(New York Times)?

The reason why people pay for the newspapers is because there are good quality content.

Against

Q What does he mean by “Band-Aid to cover a bullet hole”?

They are implying that the news industry is dying and by using a paywall will not fix it can only temporary cover it up.

Q How much would you pay for Facebook (or any other social network)? Why this much?

I will not pay anything as someone will invent a app that is free.

What would make you pay to read a newspaper? (Value-added content)

Q. What would make you pay to read a newspaper? (Value-added content)

I like tabloid types of newspapers

In your own words put together a 200 – 300 word argument IN FAVOUR of Paywalls – to try to convince a young person who has never paid for a newspaper.

Paywalls are a great way to contribute back to the hardworking, dedicated and passive journalists and editors. It increases you likeliness to participate in  reading the news daily about stories locally and worldwide, this is due to value-added content. Which suits your preferences and you don't need to have long searches for your personalised adverts. It is also beneficial for the company and this will lead them to have more range of events, growing their audience and you being part of the journey. Also by using paywalls your stories will be updated when it needs to be and you will not miss out on anything and be on top of the game. You could also comment and write on events and share your opinion with other subscribers making it a welcoming and home-like environment. The last few years there was a decline in the news industry, a 'slow suicide' the numbers have been dropping rapidly making the ad revenue have been at its peak, the only hope according to some sources is for people to subscribe to the paywall. You can help this tragedy and not 'live under a rock'. The reason the NYT is so successful is because they have a paywall with 1 million subscribers.