David Megginson on Nostr: nprofile1q…wqgtr I sometimes remind myself that private news outlets have always ...

nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqxpcqmx422lf6cm6nzup53vfsfvyz7pjfarwdklj3apxaggjtdqmq5wqgtr (nprofile…qgtr) I sometimes remind myself that private news outlets have always been primarily platforms for delivering readers to advertisers; journalistic integrity was important to the journalists and the public, but just window dressing to the bean counters.

Google, Meta, TikTok, etc how to deliver readers to advertisers at massive scale, without needing to pay any journalists. It's still the same old core business, but they do it with more ruthless efficiency and less public benefit. 😢