i struggle to call what rupert murdock does journalism in many instances. But propping up news organizations that were built in a prior era and figuring out what those new models are, i think his super valuable. And sub stack and the like that's arising up right now suggests that therei something to it but this doesn't support that. This intrenches what we already had. And i don't even feel particularly good about what we already have.
Ben and James discuss Australia’s Media Bargaining Code and its fall-out.
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- Ben Thompson: Google Makes Deal With News Corp, Facebook Blocks News in Australia, Microsoft’s Shamelessness — Stratechery Daily Update
- James Allworth: Australia’s Proposed “Fox News Tax” — Medium
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