Now here's the thing, even though I know that the only reason that online media organisations use online photo galleries is to increase the total amount of time on sites, I still view them almost every day.
Today I got suckered into one on brisbanetimes.com.au of what Kate the Duchess of Cambridge wore on her latest tour and then this one of their time in LA. Celebrity galleries are normally what sucks me in and I think this has to do with a fascination of all things famous.
I commend news websites for responding to what people want in order to generate hits and sticks (amount of time spent on a site). Maybe sites need to look more towards these popular "news" media as a way to generate money in order to continue to publish the harder, more serious news stories.
I'm not sure if it's quite the answer but one of the most important things for the future of online journalism is being able to generate money- and so I think every avenue is worth looking into.
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