As a reporter of the future, I am going to know exactly how many folks read each of my pieces. Chances are, the newspaper will be collecting miniscule fees each time someone reads it – two-, five-, ten-cent digital cash stipends for each article. I probably won’t see more than a third to a half of that.
Predictor: Hall, Justin Allyn
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 online essay, Justin Hall makes the following statement: ”As a reporter of the future, I am going to know exactly how many folks read each of my pieces. Chances are, the newspaper will be collecting miniscule fees each time someone reads it – two-, five-, ten-cent digital cash stipends for each article. I probably won’t see more than a third to a half of that [paid to me], since the newspaper is ostensibly providing the content and paying for its back end.”
Biography:Justin Hall worked briefly at Wired in 1994, during a sabbatical from his college days at Swarthmore. He started his own irreverent e-zine, covering diverse topics and providing links all over the Web. He later worked for ZDTV and Games.com and as a freelance journalist. (Advocate/Voice of the People.)
Date of prediction: June 14, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Journalism/Media
Name of publication: Kickin' It Freestyle
Title, headline, chapter name: A Vision for Content Providers in the 21st Century
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.links.net/webpub/kickin.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Goodrich, Barbara J.