> there's some kind of market for front page real estate Absolutely there is. If you want an even clearer example, take a look at the front page of the Wall St

> there's some kind of market for front page real estate Absolutely there is. If you want an even clearer example, take a look at the front page of the Wall Street Journal under the “Editorial Staff” section. The “reporting” there is almost always some rich, more conservative guy who basically paid to get his post on the front page of a relatively dry, and even somewhat activist-oriented (eg Facebook Files) paper.