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7 months ago
in Let’s put the government in charge of journalism! on Zero Percent Idle
Hi Tim, thanks for continuing the conversation. First, let me clarify, as I did on Kirk's blog, that I was being tongue in cheek when suggesting a 'government bailout' of the journalism industry. I am certainly not advocating for a one-time dump of money in order to fix what is clearly a broken system. But I do think that, unless private philanthropy steps in big, we're eventually going to want federal money to fund the sort of news and information (international coverage, for example) that had previously been subsidized by the revenue generated from classified ads and advertising.
I completely agree with the ideal of tearing down the unnecessary marketplace between writer and reader. I also support ideas like Spot.us, but crowdfunding of news (if it works) carries its own risks. After all, those who are most likely to fund a story about, say, the safety of San Francisco's water, will probably have a biased interest in how the story is reported. (Also, that was one of the very first stories to get pitched on Spot.us, even before it went public, and it has yet to attract enough money to be reported.
Nor has the tip jar model worked. And my friends who write for Slate.com - hardly the beacon of serious journalism - are sometimes paid only $100 a week.
My colleague Ethan Zuckerman has done a good job listing all the possible funding models for what he calls "difficult journalism" - those stories we know we should read, but sometimes have to convince ourselves to invest the time to do so.
I, too, think it's OK if the empire of journalism collapses, but meanwhile there are really cool projects taking shape (like the ones I mentioned, but also the one I work on, Global Voices) which should be made sustainable because they offer an important public service. Sort of like scientific research, highways, mailmen, and lifeguards.
I completely agree with the ideal of tearing down the unnecessary marketplace between writer and reader. I also support ideas like Spot.us, but crowdfunding of news (if it works) carries its own risks. After all, those who are most likely to fund a story about, say, the safety of San Francisco's water, will probably have a biased interest in how the story is reported. (Also, that was one of the very first stories to get pitched on Spot.us, even before it went public, and it has yet to attract enough money to be reported.
Nor has the tip jar model worked. And my friends who write for Slate.com - hardly the beacon of serious journalism - are sometimes paid only $100 a week.
My colleague Ethan Zuckerman has done a good job listing all the possible funding models for what he calls "difficult journalism" - those stories we know we should read, but sometimes have to convince ourselves to invest the time to do so.
I, too, think it's OK if the empire of journalism collapses, but meanwhile there are really cool projects taking shape (like the ones I mentioned, but also the one I work on, Global Voices) which should be made sustainable because they offer an important public service. Sort of like scientific research, highways, mailmen, and lifeguards.
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8 months ago
in Actualización on Pervasive Smothering
Cómo?????!!!!!!!
Wow!!!!!!!!
Les extraño ... y les mando un abrazo de osos!!
Wow!!!!!!!!
Les extraño ... y les mando un abrazo de osos!!
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Rolando Garza
¡Gracias mi buen amigo!
Igual te extrañamos, ¡sobretodo ahora que andas de tour mundial!
Un fuerte abrazo desde Monterrey!
Igual te extrañamos, ¡sobretodo ahora que andas de tour mundial!
Un fuerte abrazo desde Monterrey!
10 months ago
in GTD Workflow, post-iPhone 2.0 on Todd Mundt
We are brothers in GTD geekiness. The only difference in our workflows is that I use Things rather than RTM and Omnifocus. I've tried out all the apps and Things is definitely my favorite.
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toddmundt
David, thanks for the comment! Things is quite cool - I've used it and it's excellent and easy to use. And it deserves a mention in that it also syncs (via wifi) with the desktop version.
