Comments on: Investigative Journalism Under Siege http://timberry.bplans.com/2009/07/want-to-make-money-monetize-this.html Tim Berry on business planning, starting and growing your business, and having a life in the meantime Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:26:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sherry Gray http://timberry.bplans.com/2009/07/want-to-make-money-monetize-this.html/comment-page-1#comment-51629 Sherry Gray Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:20:19 +0000 http://timberry.bplans.com/?p=1324#comment-51629 Sticky subject, Tim. I believe that news, and journalism, must adapt or die. Given what passes for news these days, I'm guessing they've already chosen "die". On tonight's #ageop chat on Twitter, we discussed how to monetize the news. Is pay-per-view the answer? I think not. There aren't enough people left in the world who can distinguish between news and newstainment. For proof, I offer the popularity of Fox as the #1 news channel. I wish I could offer an answer, but I think the biggest problem is that the shows passing themselves as news already have the formula. The public eats up what passes for investigative reporting. Nancy Grace. She's the closest thing we have to an investigative reporter today, and her angle is sheer sensationalism. Is the head dead yet? We have opinion passing for news because it's what we demand. Intellectual shows just don't pull the ratings. Until we rebel and demand better, whatever gets the ratings rules, and that includes tv, print and the web. There just aren't enough people like you and I mourning the passing of real investigative reporting. The value of fact over gossip may already be lost. Sticky subject, Tim. I believe that news, and journalism, must adapt or die. Given what passes for news these days, I’m guessing they’ve already chosen “die”. On tonight’s #ageop chat on Twitter, we discussed how to monetize the news. Is pay-per-view the answer? I think not. There aren’t enough people left in the world who can distinguish between news and newstainment. For proof, I offer the popularity of Fox as the #1 news channel.

I wish I could offer an answer, but I think the biggest problem is that the shows passing themselves as news already have the formula. The public eats up what passes for investigative reporting. Nancy Grace. She’s the closest thing we have to an investigative reporter today, and her angle is sheer sensationalism. Is the head dead yet?

We have opinion passing for news because it’s what we demand. Intellectual shows just don’t pull the ratings. Until we rebel and demand better, whatever gets the ratings rules, and that includes tv, print and the web. There just aren’t enough people like you and I mourning the passing of real investigative reporting. The value of fact over gossip may already be lost.

]]> By: M.F.Machado http://timberry.bplans.com/2009/07/want-to-make-money-monetize-this.html/comment-page-1#comment-50129 M.F.Machado Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:09:09 +0000 http://timberry.bplans.com/?p=1324#comment-50129 True investigative journalism demands journalist specialized in Law. As far as any payment for such a work is concerned, it is always safer to write a book on the subject of the investigation and to have it published, and sold, accordingly. There is no way out for journalism, except by way of investigative journalism. This is my opinion. True investigative journalism demands journalist specialized in Law.
As far as any payment for such a work is concerned, it is always safer to write a book on the subject of the investigation and to have it published, and sold, accordingly. There is no way out for journalism, except by way of investigative journalism. This is my opinion.

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