1) I agree with the fact that embracing business is a key for journalism in the 21st century, but how do you propose the industry goes about doing this? Are there any new types of business models that you see succeeding?
2) In Gillmor’s post he spoke of the government’s role in the future of journalism. What do you think that role will be if there is any?
3) Are you at all worried that a focus on business plans and entrepreneurship for the individual journalist will cause a neglect of basic journalistic principles? How can you find that balance between making a lot of money and producing quality journalism?
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1) I agree with the fact that embracing business is a key for journalism in the 21st century, but how do you propose the industry goes about doing this? Are there any new types of business models that you see succeeding?
JOURNALISM MUST LEARN TO HONOR AND EMBACE MAKING MONEY. LOTS OF IT. MONEY IS POWER IN THIS CULTURE AND JOURNALISTS SO FAR ARE POWERLESS WRETCHES. I SAY, RISE UP! RISE UP AND GRAB CONTROL OF YOUR DESTINY! RISE UP YOU INKSTAINED WRETCHES~~
2) In Gillmor’s post he spoke of the government’s role in the future of journalism. What do you think that role will be if there is any?
NOT UNLESS YOU WORK FOR PRAVDA
3) Are you at all worried that a focus on business plans and entrepreneurship for the individual journalist will cause a neglect of basic journalistic principles? How can you find that balance between making a lot of money and producing quality journalism?
OH MY GOD. DO YOU LIKE THE NEW YORK TIMES? DO YOU RESPECT IT? IT MAKES A LOT OF MONEY. IT IS A BUSINESS! WALL STREET JOURNAL? SAME. OWN IT! HAVE THE COURAGE TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND OWN IT. THEN, IN OUR SPARE MOMENTS IN ST. TROPEZ WE CAN AGONIZE OVER THE ETHICAL ISSUES. AND WHY NOT? WHY SHOULD THE ‘OWNERS’ SIT IN ST. TROPEZ WHILE YOU SIT IN YOUR CRUMMY APARTMENT IN QUEENS? WISE UP! FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, WISE UP