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Writing a weekly column is risky because it comes with a big opportunity cost of time and energy. I'm very grateful to those who read, comment and share it. If no one reads what I write, then I'm failing professionally. LI and other #social media are powerful platforms to promote our content but it's wrong to equate them with 'media owners' which bear risk by creating original content. Should platforms do more to support content creators instead of only pay them on ad-revenue share and claiming they are "substitutable?" My column this week for The Media Leader UK asks you to think about how important risk is to the business of #media. The automation and professionalisation of creating content and buying #advertising has made us much more uncomfortable with risk. Media needs a healthy amount of risk to survive in the long-term. Read, comment (privately to omar.oakes@uk.adwanted.com) or publicly here, and SHARE if you think it's worth sharing! https://lnkd.in/e8jH2zfv
I was told off a long time ago when I called a magazine trashy.....my boss correctly informed me that the 40+ Female who purchased it each week will see it as a highlight of her week.....quality is an illusion of the beholder. TV good proof of this, lock 12 people in a house for a month and show a Marlowe Play......the intellectual set will wax lyrical about the play and the public will watch the house! YouTube provides a home for freelance content makers enjoyed by millions.......no they don't spend the money that Netflix does, but then they are a far more successful business
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