Content for free? Drivers of past payment, paying intent and willingness to pay for digital journalism–a systematic literature review

D O'Brien, CM Wellbrock, N Kleer - Digital journalism, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The advertising-based revenue model for journalism is severely challenged due to the
effects of digitization. Providers of journalistic content have therefore put increasing …

Revenue diversification strategies of online news organisations: subscriptions and memberships

A Vara-Miguel, C Sádaba… - Profesional de …, 2023 - revista.profesionaldelainformacion …
The funding model crisis for newspapers is a matter of public concern; and it is not only a
business issue, but also a social and political one, as news organisations are considered to …

Funding sustainable online news: Sources of revenue in digital-native and traditional media in Spain

A Vara-Miguel, C Sánchez-Blanco… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Digital news publishers strive to balance revenue streams in their business models: as
standard advertising declines, alternatives for sustaining digital journalism arise in the forms …

Cross-national similarities and differences between legacy and digital-born news media audiences

A Vara-Miguel - Media and communication, 2020 - ssoar.info
The decline of the news business model for print newspapers in many Western countries
and the digital disruption caused by the Internet have influenced the rise of digital-born news …

The effects of news authorship, exclusiveness and media type in readers' paying intent for online news: An experimental study

M Goyanes, JP Artero, L Zapata - Journalism, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This study explores how news authorship, exclusiveness, and media type affect readers'
paying intent for digital contents. A web-based experiment involving 602 Spanish adults …

Free lunch for all?–A path analysis on free mentality, paying intent and media budget for digital journalism

D O'Brien - Journal of Media Economics, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The advertising-based business model of journalism is under massive economic pressure.
Thus, paid online content is becoming increasingly important for publishers. However, most …

Presentism in the newsroom: How uncertainty redefines journalists' career expectations

M Goyanes, EF Rodríguez-Gómez - Journalism, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article, we investigate the effects of uncertainty on job expectations in a news
organization (El Mundo) facing fierce financial turmoil and several redundancy plans …

Influence of news interest, payment of digital news, and primary news sources in media trust. A moderated mediation model

A Vara-Miguel, M Medina… - Journal of Media …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the mediating effect of the primary type of news source used by
audiences on the relationship between interest in news and media trust. In addition, this …

The impact of market-driven revenues on the boundaries of journalism

A Vara-Miguel, C Sánchez-Blanco - … of Journalism in Digital Media: New …, 2023 - Springer
Digital innovations have revolutionized the business model of news organizations, which
previously relied heavily on advertising. Digital media companies have adopted various …

LOOKING FOR A MEDIA BUSINESS MODEL: an exploratory study focusing on six native Chilean digital media

R Jara, A Faure, NDV Orellana - Brazilian journalism research, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
This paper seeks to understand the undergoing digital transformations of the Chilean media
system, based on the gaps, challenges, and opportunities that are currently facing the …