A money line, among a few: “The idea that government should subsidise local journalism fills me with horror because he who pays the piper in the end always calls the tune.” Same goes for any media, it seems!
Then; tech monopoly. Algorithms are very real; they open and shut doors … The problem/difficulty is that they operate everywhere, and are both necessary to make things work at all, yet work in directions in the end favourable towards …?!?! And those ‘targets’ keep evolving, as he says.
Terrific. So pleased that you found that fascinating exchange. We need Andrew Neil on a speaking tour . NZ must be an ideal size as test lab for the future of the media.
A money line, among a few: “The idea that government should subsidise local journalism fills me with horror because he who pays the piper in the end always calls the tune.” Same goes for any media, it seems!
Then; tech monopoly. Algorithms are very real; they open and shut doors … The problem/difficulty is that they operate everywhere, and are both necessary to make things work at all, yet work in directions in the end favourable towards …?!?! And those ‘targets’ keep evolving, as he says.
Thank you! Great read!!
Terrific. So pleased that you found that fascinating exchange. We need Andrew Neil on a speaking tour . NZ must be an ideal size as test lab for the future of the media.