Jack Murtha discusses web sites that pay writers based on the traffic their posts attract, and writes: "Revenue-sharing sites offer young journalists with full-time gigs a chance to supplement their incomes, which are notoriously shaky, while writing what they want." But he adds that there is a downside risk: "The bigger question is whether the ad-revenue-sharing model can result in investigative journalism." Also, life inside a content mill.
July 24, 2015