So I’ve been thinking recently about journalism, and more specifically about the current state of news media. It seems to me someone could do pretty well if they did something (anything) and licensed all their work CC-BY, so any publication could use it. Whether that thing be reports for radio, tv, newspaper, magazines, whatever. If it’s good content, and free to the publications, it has a better chance of being accepted now than ever before. And depending on the strategy taken, it could prove to be an incredible way to get a foot in the door, and sidestep a whole lot of bullshit in the whole process.
And then I saw this, which is an interesting route that journalism could take, though I don’t really like it. The idea is reporters backed by philanthropists, which is fine for a while. I imagine wandering the country, making enough to keep wandering, and reporting on things. All free for any major organization to use. I’d love to see someone try it, and if the situation is still viable in a year’s time, I just might.