This is a wonderful approach, thanks for sharing, Heather.

I agree the future of meaningful journalism must have a collaborative element.

How do you foresee the financial piece playing out? How do journalists get paid for their work and effort?

I think a primary driving force of “too many options” for consumers is because the advertising model supports so many. Enough people still watch/tune in/listen/click that advertisers are willing to pay. But advertisers and journalists often have competing interests.

Attempts to monetize meaningful journalism have fallen flat because, frankly, consumers don’t see the value (don’t pay) and instead click/share silly cat listicles (drives traffic and thus more ad views).

How do you see it?