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The irony and tragedy of a former Village Voice writer Tom Robbins now at the NYU Craig Newmark journalism school. Craig Newmark, the founder of the site that k

by xrd 8y ago

The irony and tragedy of a former Village Voice writer Tom Robbins now at the NYU Craig Newmark journalism school. Craig Newmark, the founder of the site that killed print newspapers. I'll miss the Voice.

mirimir 8y ago
Maybe it should be "... History of Journalism School".
- nine_k 8y ago
  Journalism is nit limited to paper journals.
  - mirimir 8y ago
    Nor are the challenges for serious journalism.
  - coldtea 8y ago
    In theory no, but in practice it sure looks that way...
snaky 8y ago
> Do you really truly believe that, if not for Craigslist, little kids would be riding around your neighborhood today tossing thick newspapers onto your lawn laden with classified ads? If so, we need to talk. https://medium.com/@pilhofer/no-craig-newmark-did-not-kill-local-news-94c8365eb934 https://medium.com/@pilhofer/no-craig-newmark-did-not-kill-l... By the way, "Posting Instagram Sponsored Content Is the New Summer Job" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17878131 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17878131
- jhbadger 8y ago
  Only in the sense that if it wasn't Newmark and Craigslist, it would have been someone else with a different site. The fact is that classifieds were a major supporter of journalism and that they were killed by Craigslist. That he has given money to journalism schools is nice, but not unlike how Gordon Moore's foundation gives grants for environmental research despite Intel not being the most environmentally friendly company.