Elections have an odd way of strengthening your opponents. Obama’s Presidency was great for gun companies. It looks like something similar is happening to newspapers in the era of Trump:

• Trump stated that the New York Times was losing subscribers. It turns out that after his election the newspaper has been gaining subscribers at four times the standard rate.
• Similarly, the Wall Street Journal – which despite its conservatism has also been critical of Trump – has seen subscribers increase at threefold the typical rate.
• And the New Yorker says that it received over 10,000 new subscriptions after Trump’s shock victory.
• This seems to be because in a time of uncertainty people are rushing to the news to learn more about what’s going on.
• Journalists have been using his election to solicit subscribers through social media.
• Facebook is mired in controversy about the accuracy of news on its site, further boosting traditional media.

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