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Who is going to pay in future for trustworthy and quality journalism as the money once used to pay for it further bleeds into other communication options?
Audiences in regional areas are amongst the biggest losers as their only local news source closes. The governments in the United States, Canada and UK are contemplating following the Australian precedent of making Big Tech pay news publishers. Is that a band-aid option, or a sustainable solution?
Timothy Karr is a senior director at Free Press, an American not-for-profit fighting for press freedom and to strengthen local media.
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