This chapter explores the reasons behind the struggle in supporting journalism, the decline of newspapers, and the negative effects of commercialization and private equity involvement in the news media industry. It emphasizes the importance of finding structural alternatives and policy intervention to address the crisis and protect quality journalism as an essential public service.
Paris Marx is joined by Victor Pickard to discuss the continued layoffs in news media, and how they are symptomatic of a deeper, structural crisis in journalism.
Victor Pickard is Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy at University of Pennsylvania. He’s also the author of Democracy Without Journalism?: Confronting the Misinformation Society.
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