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That, I understand better than most here. What did it really cost to start The Intercept, though? Salaries aside - or not. What can be done with new tech that

That, I understand better than most here. What did it really cost to start The Intercept, though? Salaries aside - or not. What can be done with new tech that makes publishing cheaper than ever?

mikeyouse 3y ago
The Intercept was bankrolled by a billionaire who committed $250 million to his journalism efforts while it got off the ground... https://pressthink.org/2013/10/why-pierre-omidyar-decided-to-join-forces-with-glenn-greenwald-for-a-new-venture-in-news/ https://pressthink.org/2013/10/why-pierre-omidyar-decided-to...
- DANmode 3y ago
  Is that what it really costs to forge a new, worthwhile publication?
  - mikeyouse 3y ago
    Who knows -- but that's what it really cost to forge the new, worthwhile publication you used as an example..
afavour 3y ago
> What can be done with new tech that makes publishing cheaper than ever? Nothing. IMO that’s all been done: replacing the printing presses with the internet made it incredibly cheap to publish journalism. Producing journalism, however, remains a solidly human task that resists automation. And every time anyone tries the result is notably inferior.