You ever read a newspaper? Have you ever thought, "How in the world do they make money"? Well The could make money a few ways. They could do adds in the paper and get paid that way or the could charge the readers a certain amount. Have you ever wondered why the charged you twenty-five or fifty cents maybe more? It varies on where you live how much you are charged. But why do they charge in the first place an what happens if they can't make money that way? Well its simple really. Let's start with the question why do newspapers charge for publications.
Journalists needs to make money some how right? They try charging the community a few cents so the can give credible information. But what happens when the people refuse to pay? Well then we wouldn't have enough money to go on exposes of important key issues or afford printing off paper. One sheet of paper is nothing, but it multiplied within a ton of people is a lot of money and times. So what do we Journalist, Writers, and/or editors do when the community won't pay? Our funds are lowered and our ability to go places and receive credible information is harder to support, plus our prints reduces. Online people don't like to pay for news either. According to a survey, twelve percent of the U.S. paid for the news, the other eighty-five percent said they did not. I found the information from this source: http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/oxford_on_paying_for_news_onli.php .
“The pay-wall mirage: More are paying for news, but most aren’t and likely never will.” Said Mathew Ingram in a post headline because twenty percent of people said the will online, but that isn't real much out of a hundred percent.
There are pros and cons in advertising for money. According to the Readership Institute at Northwestern University, advertising is one of the top five drivers of newspaper consumption, but it may be harder for your reader to find what your writing because of the ads overwhelming your page. That is their best option for making money though it seems since not enough people in the U.S. community will pay for news.
