alt Hacker NewsThe death of local journalism is fundamentally a revenue problem. My cofounder and I have been working for the last year to find new revenue streams for newspapers at https://seward.presspass.ai/.
Our current hypothesis is that local rewards programs could be a sustainable revenue stream and give the newspaper a way to prove their advertising works with locals.
While trying this out, we've also helped a few papers get up and running - we're calling it "newspaper in a box". Check out a few of the papers we've helped launch: https://sewardfolly.com/ (9 months old) https://homerindependentpress.com/ (2 weeks old).
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There are crowd and community funded models doing hyperlocal journalism sustainably.
I really don't understand this pathetic grovel and prostrate at the feet of the rich, thing.
Why are the masses, the majority, obliged to kiss ass and suck up to what, a half million politicians, a million cops, and 1%ers?
Why do you see others as court jesters that must dance for modern equivalent of barons and baronesses?
What an antiquated and childish cult behavior.
Are you based in Alaska? I’d love to hear more if so; I have contact info on my website. (I grew up there).