Without that news coverage, there’s a less-informed electorate and more opportunity for public corruption.
It’s time for state lawmakers to change this paradigm — to require that Big Tech share the wealth so local journalism can survive.Imagine you are a pie-maker. You buy the cherries, sugar, flour and other ingredients. You rent space for your industrial kitchen and purchase ovens. You hire bakers. And after your pies are ready, the only grocery store in the area sells them. And keeps the money.
Which helps explain why local news operations across California and the nation are struggling to survive. And why California has lost over 100 newspapers in the last decade. It’s time for state lawmakers to change this paradigm — to make Big Tech pay for the journalism it’s using to drive its advertising.
As more and more people turn to the internet for their news, they’re reading articles produced by professional reporters and editors at organizations like ours. But they’re reading the articles elsewhere, cutting us out of the revenue from the reporting we produce. Without local news coverage, there’s less oversight of local governments, a less-informed electorate and more opportunity for public corruption. Local newspapers are critical to keeping readers informed about what’s going on in their communities and holding the powerful accountable. They’re a critical part of the survival of our democracy.
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