Rescuing The Reporters -- Clay Shirky »

Posted By tdrapeau 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News

Last week I gave a talk on newspapers at the Shorenstein center . (They did an amazing job with the transcript , including a remarkable amount of post-hoc linking.) During the talk, I ran through various strategies for funding local reporting, including an idea I first saw articulated by Steve Coll that reporters should become employees of non-profit entities.

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    akarra2 months, 3 weeks ago

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    I don't read Clay Shirky nearly enough, and he is exceptionally smart - shame on me. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

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