The Wire

With the Herald Sun’s introduction of new incentives for Writers and Journalists has caused a stir.

The Newscorp owned paper has implemented a new scheme where in which Writers and Journalists will receive commission for the traffic they drive to a paywalled article that then gains the paper a subscription because of it.

It has been said that the bonus could be anywhere from $50 to $100.

While this may not seem like a major issue, the flow on effect of this new scheme may cause Writers and Journalists to lean towards writing more initiating, superficial and misleading content rather than typically more substantial stories.