Ep 21: What's the deal with online news paywalls?

Episode 21 January 14, 2022 00:32:01
Ep 21: What's the deal with online news paywalls?
Rethinking with Alex Torpey
Ep 21: What's the deal with online news paywalls?

Jan 14 2022 | 00:32:01

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Show Notes

Increasingly, bad discourse is preventing communities from effectively addressing problems they face. Are online news paywalls contributing to this by exaggerating echo chambers and filter bubbles?

In this episode of Rethinking, we look at some problems that might be caused by online news paywalls, and consider a solution that might help not only change the incentives of large media outlets and make it easier for people to get information from multiple sources, but also to sustain more hyperlocal journalism. It’s an “EZ-Pass” for reading news online, and it comes with some interesting opportunities.

This is an idea in active development related to potential projects in New Jersey, and so your feedback on what is presented here is strongly encouraged! You can reach Alex at alex( a t )rethinkingwithalextorpey(dot)com.

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