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Timothy Karr

Timothy Karr

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Timothy Karr is the senior director of strategy and communications for Free Press, a nonprofit organization that promotes equitable access to technology, diverse media and independent journalism.

Tax Facebook to Save Journalism

Should we put a tax on Facebook to keep journalism alive?

Facebook and Google dominate this online advertising marketplace. Most of the other top earners have nothing to do with news production. As a result, there’s been a massive transfer of wealth from media that produce journalism to those that don’t. Let’s change that.