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Fixing the Broken Media Model: Big Tech to the Rescue?

Fixing the Broken Media Model:  Big Tech to the Rescue?

It’s a conundrum. Most folks agree that access to relevant, unbiased news is important. By the same token, technology, digitized content, changing consumer habits and revenue models have been upended as readers have traded in subscriptions and ad-supported print content for news streams and social media hubs.

The tech we love to use to consume news has been gobbling up the very medium we rely on.