Advertising, newspaper incentives and comparing underlying sources

Dependence on advertising revenue is criticised for directing news organisations toward what keeps them financially viable. An earlier emphasis on newspaper sales supplies the comparison, with a panel member linking tabloid popularity to gossip that sold copies. Reading several newspapers is recommended as a way to compare conflicting accounts. One contributor recalls buying six papers each day when monitoring press coverage formed part of his job, then looking for a realistic account across their differences. Modern aggregation systems offer a comparable convenience for open-source intelligence. His present research preference is to examine the underlying articles on which newspaper stories are based.