Comments on: Wrapping up the #cfund debate http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/02/20/wrapping-up-the-cfund-debate/ Online journalism news Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:16:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pramit Singh http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/02/20/wrapping-up-the-cfund-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-10528 Pramit Singh Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:29:26 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/?p=8316#comment-10528 Interesting article. I would like to add that while all of us journalists and bloggers are discusiing news business and its future for a while now, there are only a few people doing anything about it. But I guess I am digressing here. On a related note, we have been working on a comprehensive guide for online journalists at Bighow. As a part, we have put up a list of 14 news business models. Hope that is useful for your readers. http://bighow.com/poll/Which-among-these-is-the-best-news-business-model- Interesting article. I would like to add that while all of us journalists and bloggers are discusiing news business and its future for a while now, there are only a few people doing anything about it. But I guess I am digressing here.

On a related note, we have been working on a comprehensive guide for online journalists at Bighow. As a part, we have put up a list of 14 news business models.

Hope that is useful for your readers.
http://bighow.com/poll/Which-among-these-is-the-best-news-business-model-

]]> By: Paul Balcerak http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/02/20/wrapping-up-the-cfund-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-10481 Paul Balcerak Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:24:06 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/?p=8316#comment-10481 Thanks for the shout, Laura. Have to throw in my two cents, re: "A whopping 85 per cent against paying for news on a poll during the debate." I know the <a href="http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1877191,00.html" rel="nofollow">Isaacson piece in Time</a> stirred up the whole mircopayments debate again (at least over here), but I think it's crazy that we'd want to charge for news at all. Aren't we journalists the "Fourth Estate"? Why would we want to do anything to inhibit the flow of information? We've got this beautiful series of tubes that delivers news at the speed of light for free and we're talking about how to slow it down. Let's face the facts: We all knew it was all work and no pay when we got into this business, so instead of trying to turn back the clock, let's start looking toward a completely new model — like developing outside products to prop up news brands. Thanks for the shout, Laura.

Have to throw in my two cents, re: “A whopping 85 per cent against paying for news on a poll during the debate.” I know the Isaacson piece in Time stirred up the whole mircopayments debate again (at least over here), but I think it’s crazy that we’d want to charge for news at all. Aren’t we journalists the “Fourth Estate”? Why would we want to do anything to inhibit the flow of information? We’ve got this beautiful series of tubes that delivers news at the speed of light for free and we’re talking about how to slow it down.

Let’s face the facts: We all knew it was all work and no pay when we got into this business, so instead of trying to turn back the clock, let’s start looking toward a completely new model — like developing outside products to prop up news brands.

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