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Why the business of journalism is dying (and the little thing I'm doing to fix it)

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John Biggs
Jun 12, 2023
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Journalism, as a business, is dying.

According to Glassdoor, the average journalist makes between $40,000 and $120,000. Like most salary averages, the numbers skew to the low end and I’ve seen salaries for New York journalists in the $60k range - barely enough to get an apartment and food in one of the boroughs. Bloated newsrooms full of these low-cost, …

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