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The Danger To Journalism Of Chasing Clicks

Nieman Journalism Lab | by TVNewsCheck

Journalism has a double nature. It is both a public good and a commodity. With the multiplication of Web metrics, good and bad, new strategies are needed to protect editorial independence from market forces. The need to find workable arrangements between editorial ambitions and economic realities is as old as journalism itself. It is also the only possible way to secure the future of the media, online.