@aurynn @nev Or even just outright copy one from the journalistic outlets that are doing just fine without ads, but even that is apparently too tall an order

@joepie91 @aurynn well, admittedly the same model won't work for all outlets - magazine vs. weekly vs. daily, national vs. neighbourhood, etc. but i think they could figure it out if they really put their minds to it.

@nev @joepie91 I like the idea of paying for a subscription to a magazine thing and getting digital access to the backlog as well, if I'm interested

@aurynn @nev I've found the most interesting model so far to be that of De Correspondent in the Netherlands - you need a subscription to get access to the full archive and receive the newsletter.

Every individual article, however, can be linked freely and indefinitely, without requiring the recipient to have a subscription or account. No view limits, no access restrictions, nothing.

Result: they've been financially healthy for years, and have been putting out more genuine journalism than nearly all of the other media outlets in NL combined.