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February 23 2010

Objectivity: The Mortal Ethic that Started the ‘Quest for Innocence’

A response to Jay Rosen’s theory of the newspapers’ quest for innocence: sources are going direct, the Fourth Estate has lost its teeth, and Objectivity is killing good journalism. Continue reading →
July 11 2009

Dear Bill Keller

Bill Keller, Executive Editor of the New York Times, gave an interview to TIME magazine that showed a total lack of transparency, a fear that journalism itself was under attack, and a disturbing amount of the ‘old media’ mindset. This is a look at what he got wrong, and how to fix it.

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May 7 2009

Paid Content = Paid Wifi

Apologies for opening up the paid content can of crap again, but with the news the News Corp is planning to start charging for content in the next year, I got to thinking of the problem afresh.
The problem comes down to this: will users pay for content that they can just wait for and get for free? Continue reading →
April 28 2009

An Economist Approach to the Newspaper Industry

Sometimes it’s good to get perspective. Approaching the newspaper business from the point of view of an economist is exceedingly interesting. In this post, I present a the thoughts of a college student economist and my summary reactions.

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February 15 2009

Micropayments lead to Piracy

If micropayments take hold, the news information business will likely see the same sort of piracy that has affected the music, movie, software, and video game industries. Continue reading →
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