There are as many highly paid people working in tech as in finance, but they do not support any equivalent to the FT or Bloomberg, any publication with the same resources and reach. The FT and Bloomberg rely on “open” paywalls to fund themselves, paywalls that let you read a few free articles per month. These paywalls ensure both resources — because people have to subscribe to read more — and reach — because people can read a few articles before subscribing, so that articles published by these outlets can go viral, everyone can read them and discuss them.
The Effect of Piracy on the Tech Media Ecosystem
The Effect of Piracy on the Tech Media…
The Effect of Piracy on the Tech Media Ecosystem
There are as many highly paid people working in tech as in finance, but they do not support any equivalent to the FT or Bloomberg, any publication with the same resources and reach. The FT and Bloomberg rely on “open” paywalls to fund themselves, paywalls that let you read a few free articles per month. These paywalls ensure both resources — because people have to subscribe to read more — and reach — because people can read a few articles before subscribing, so that articles published by these outlets can go viral, everyone can read them and discuss them.