What you are about to read is controversial. But let me allay fears by stating that I pen this with a very sober mind. And as you read this, I want you to reflect in the same sobriety mood. This is not just a theoretical question but one that require we become pragmatic.
Where do I start?
Assuming that we have all cleared our minds, without belabouring the point the sad reality of the matter is that journalism is ailing. The slow death of journalism was occasioned by the arrival of the Internet in the 1990s and later the arrival of big tech companies like Google and Facebook which all altered the communications landscape for good. The adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) together with its Algorithms is a sickening headache for media owners. Across the world, media houses have been downsizing with the crisis exacerbated by advertiser’s decision to move their money online. What a tragedy.
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