“I’m not worried about the journalism. But if you don’t have the business and technical infrastructure to support the journalism, then it’s just not going to thrive.”
When we asked members what might make them upgrade their membership tier, the clear winner was to pitch higher-tier membership as a way to make content accessible to people who couldn’t afford to sign up.
“People don’t just pay for the product and the content. People pay for the idea behind it and the credibility. There’s a good will among the people to support independent journalism in Kashmir.”
“What does it mean for a diverse group of young Southerners to be producing content that is read by mostly white folks — and white folks that are older than them?”
“For some [publishers], this program will be a way to get a check. Some of them are going to pick up some ideas and tips and that’s the end of it. For some of them, it’s truly transformational in how they operate.”
“It’s more similar to an Audible.com subscription, where you’re getting access to this huge library of journalism, than it is to a daily news subscription.”
Two companies with similar editorial values and brands that mostly complement instead of overlap. This is the kind of smart merger we should see more of.
Benton, Joshua. "Vox Media and New York magazine isn’t a marriage, but it’s a deal that makes sense." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 25 Sep. 2019. Web. 11 Nov. 2024.
APA
Benton, J. (2019, Sep. 25). Vox Media and New York magazine isn’t a marriage, but it’s a deal that makes sense. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved November 11, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/09/vox-media-and-new-york-magazine-isnt-a-marriage-but-its-a-deal-that-makes-sense/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "Vox Media and New York magazine isn’t a marriage, but it’s a deal that makes sense." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 25, 2019. Accessed November 11, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/09/vox-media-and-new-york-magazine-isnt-a-marriage-but-its-a-deal-that-makes-sense/.
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