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Oftentimes, journos blame “the internet” for the newspaper industry’s demise. But in truth, it’s not the internet that’s killing newspapers, it is competition. For the first time in their storied history, newspapers must actually compete...
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The New Republic came out with a great piece on Politico and how it's made itself into a first-rate news org and profitable venture. From "The Scoop Factory" by TNR's Gabriel Sherman:From the start, their aim with Politico was to combine the...
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Apparently the Obama administration, via DOJ, is cracking down on high tech workers and supposed H1-B visas abuse. From Silicon Alley Insider and Computer World:"Federal agents have arrested 11 people in a crackdown on H-1B visa fraud. We've written about...
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I had a really interesting conversation last week with David Cohn, aka DigiDave, of the crowdfunded reporting experiment Spot.Us. Talking with David has been a really helpful for me as I've worked on my startup over the last couple of months. Reflecting on his...
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My man Dave Brooks at NYT wrote a prescient if satirical piece about the dangers of nationalization and the growth of state power in this era of the Bailout. Now, I'm hardly a corporate apologist, but I think it's necessary to balance the prevailing wisdom....
