News Distribution and Sustainable Journalism: Effects of Social Media News Use and Media Skepticism on Citizens' Paying Behavior.
News organizations require sustainable business models with reliable revenue streams to perform their intended function in liberal democracies. Since the digital transition, however, many citizens have considerably shown high reluctance to pay for digital content, consequently jeopardizing journalis...
| Publicado en: | Mass Communication & Society Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 878 - 902 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep/Oct2023
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