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In reply to the discussion: We Bid Adieu to Al Jazeera America and I Have a Sad.... [View all]Little_Wing
(417 posts)To paraphrase the Coneheads. We need a billionaire (ala Murdoch) or a monarchy (see Qatar). But even Qatar's pockets weren't deep enough to break the stranglehold created by the cable universe.
If only there were a path to financial solvency available via the internet, but as we have discovered, monetizing news content online seems a struggle even for well-known journalists like Glenn Greenwald. Young people are happily not relying on traditional news sources; still, in-depth journalism requires a financial investment few sources are willing to fund.
Is there a fundraising resource like ActBlue established to disperse support to struggling alternative news sources? That would not solve the issue of a daily cable network however, for those of us still interested in that particular medium.
Personally, I support Free Speech TV with my meager income, and perhaps with greater financial security they can step into the breach. They suffer from lack of exposure in many markets, but are definitely a step in the right direction.