Paywalls

Q. What does David Simon mean by ‘slow suicide’?

It’s the danger about what's happening to newspapers. The whole industry will continue to collapse until everyone swallows hard and goes behind a paywall.

Q What does he mean by saying anti-paywall people “don’t understand the first thing about actual journalism”?

That people who oppose the idea of paywall are ignorant as they don't see the value in news and that the value should be paid for.

Q. What does he mean by “journalism is a profession”?

It's a career which needs skills. He speaks about how people live off the profession therefore people should pay for the content.

Q. What do you think made 1 million people pay for the NYT(New York Times)?

 They incorporated added values to their newspapers so this way readers felt as though they were getting their moneys worth. Additionally they could have showcased stories with alot of news coverage where as free networks may not have given the story in extensive detail.

Against

Q. What does he mean by “Band-Aid to cover a bullet hole”?

He means the technique in which industries don't show the whole story they only show a little bit in order to captivate and encourage readers to pay to read on.

Your only allowed to read a certain amount of context before the paywall stops you from further reading.

Q. How much would you pay for Facebook (or any other social network)? Why this much?
I would pay a small amount because i use a lot of social media platforms.

Q. What would make you pay to read a newspaper? (Value-added content)
Stories that were controversial and apply to my my own life or content that effect me personally.
Exp. the change of exam boards and how that would affect the generation that would sit that paper.

 In your own words put together a 200 – 300 word argument IN FAVOUR of Paywalls – to try to convince a young person who has never paid for a newspaper. 

I believe that paywall is a good idea because journalism is a profession, and their content should be paid for just as well if you were to pay for a book to read someone's content.
paywall simply means that you are paying to read content that may be beneficial and informative, essentially you are paying for quality that no other online newspaper can present to you. The added value of quality & unique content means that you aren't receiving information that anyone else can obtain through other platforms simply by searching moreover  you have access to stories that have been covered in depth for your personal interest. Furthermore, knowing what is occurring in society today is important as everyone should have a political view and say on a situation that may affect yourself or others, therefore if you were to decide not to pay for a small fee for news, this would make you ignorant to the news or in knowledge to back up your beliefs.