#3 Dearth of real journalism
If you were to open an article from the Guardian online, you would see a message similar to the following:
“We have a favour to ask you. More people are reading the Guardian than ever, but fewer are paying for it...”
“For less than the price of a coffee a week, you could help secure the Guardian's future. Support our journalism for...”
Not just Guardian – outlets like the Times and the Telegraph have introduced paywalls to restrict their free online viewership. With social media turning into the primary source of news, the noble profession of journalism is under severe threat. In the cyber world, only the number of clicks matter, and search for authenticity and validity of news is being forgotten. We need our journalists back – we need our journalism back – as soon as we can.
