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b_b · 3771 days ago · link · · parent · post: Clay Shirky: Last Call - The End of the Printed Newspaper
My fundamental problem with the micro-transfer platform is that it would turn every publication into HuffPo in about a day. The organization needs money to support its endeavors. Is that West Africa bureau a net loss? Yeah probably. But when ebola hits the fan, the other alternative is to ignore it. If we're only rewarding for specific stories, we can 't be mad when that's all we get. I pay the Times their $12.95/mo or whatever, and I don't think I've clicked on the style section even once. But all the people that do are keeping the lights on for the useless little articles about rhino poaching and bird migration that make that publication worth reading.