I wrote: "If I were the CEO of a news org I would change priority from collecting members to collecting sources." I was asked to expand on this. Why would sources want to affiliate with a news organization. What would the benefits be? I said there were three. 1. To have his or her point of view reflected in news stories. 2. To network with other experts, learn from them, discuss, advance the art. 3. Prestige, validation.
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