• dan1101@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    I read an article that suggests classified ads used to support newspapers and hard journalism, and the Internet and sites like Craigslist took away that revenue to pay reporters.

    • ominouslemon@sh.itjust.works
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      8 hours ago

      Yep that’s pretty much how it went. Also print ads have lost against digital ads, which pay way less money to publishers and keep paying less each year