Democracy dies behind a paywall
Tara McGowan,
Poynter,
Aug 31, 2022
It doesn't matter what the story is, I'm just glad someone besides me is using this phrase, because it's exactly right. Poynter is very limited in its advocacy: "Paywalls bolster news organizations' bottom lines, but leave Americans in the dark. As a public service, let everyone read election stories for free." It should be more than just election stories, and it should be for everyone. There's a very close link to being able to access knowledge and being able to govern ourselves, as the developers of the first libraries knew very well.
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