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"... So instead of asking "How do you fix the NYT?" I'd ask "How would you kill the NYT?" ..." One model I've noticed is Dave Winer. A while ago he signed up

"... So instead of asking "How do you fix the NYT?" I'd ask "How would you kill the NYT?" ..." One model I've noticed is Dave Winer. A while ago he signed up for official "Press accreditation" ~ http://www.google.com.au/search?q=dave+winer+accreditation http://www.google.com.au/search?q=dave+winer+accreditation then drove around attending newsworthy events for the recent US elections. Write-ups, taking photos ~ http://flickr.com/photos/scriptingnews/2796517333/ http://flickr.com/photos/scriptingnews/2796517333/ and occasionally posting stories to unconventional methods (twitter & http://politics.newsjunk.com/ http://politics.newsjunk.com/ ) and finally traditional outlets ~ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-winer/first-video-of-joe-biden_b_121205.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-winer/first-video-of-joe-... So the idea of online writers & thinkers (bloggers) becoming Press accredited, interviewing and recording news stories (twitter, blog, flickr and mp3) and finally to commercial news sources using various technologies is already happening. Totally side stepping the NYT in the process. The only problem is it just doesn't scale yet. And I don't see a recognised "authoritative" outlet.

brandnewlow 18y ago
How does he pay the bills? I see him online all over the place. He's everywhere. This approach is really not so different from being a magazine writer. You write for whoever wants your stuff and get paid per peice. The only difference here is that Winer's not getting paid, unless he's running ads that go with his articles across all these outlets. A personal ad network. That's kind of interesting. So someone would pay to get an ad that runs alongside anything Winer writes across the HuffPo, newsjunk and anywhere else, latching onto his brand explicitly.
- bootload 18y ago
  "... How does he (Winer) pay the bills? ..." "... This approach is really not so different from being a magazine writer. You write for whoever wants your stuff and get paid per peice. The only difference here is that Winer's not getting paid, unless he's running ads that go with his articles across all these outlets. ..." Stringers? Winer has written about making money with technology, writing here ~ http://www.scripting.com/davenet/2001/02/13/howToMakeMoneyOnTheInterne.html http://www.scripting.com/davenet/2001/02/13/howToMakeMoneyOn... here ~ http://www.scripting.com/2005/12/12.html#howToMakeMoneyOnTheInternetVersion3 http://www.scripting.com/2005/12/12.html#howToMakeMoneyOnThe... and the latest here ~ http://www.podtech.net/home/894/gnomedex-how-to-make-money-on-the-internet-a-look-at-the-past-and-the-future http://www.podtech.net/home/894/gnomedex-how-to-make-money-o... "... A personal ad network. That's kind of interesting. So someone would pay to get an ad that runs alongside anything Winer writes across the HuffPo, newsjunk and anywhere else, latching onto his brand explicitly. ..." Adverts on websites are history ~ http://www.podtech.net/home/894/gnomedex-how-to-make-money-on-the-internet-a-look-at-the-past-and-the-future http://www.podtech.net/home/894/gnomedex-how-to-make-money-o...
lacker 18y ago
Ironically that Google search you link to now shows your exact post as the top result ;-)

brandnewlow 18y ago

How does he pay the bills? I see him online all over the place. He's everywhere. This approach is really not so different from being a magazine writer. You write for whoever wants your stuff and get paid per peice. The only difference here is that Winer's not getting paid, unless he's running ads that go with his articles across all these outlets. A personal ad network. That's kind of interesting. So someone would pay to get an ad that runs alongside anything Winer writes across the HuffPo, newsjunk and anywhere else, latching onto his brand explicitly.

bootload 18y ago
"... How does he (Winer) pay the bills? ..." "... This approach is really not so different from being a magazine writer. You write for whoever wants your stuff and get paid per peice. The only difference here is that Winer's not getting paid, unless he's running ads that go with his articles across all these outlets. ..." Stringers? Winer has written about making money with technology, writing here ~ http://www.scripting.com/davenet/2001/02/13/howToMakeMoneyOnTheInterne.html http://www.scripting.com/davenet/2001/02/13/howToMakeMoneyOn... here ~ http://www.scripting.com/2005/12/12.html#howToMakeMoneyOnTheInternetVersion3 http://www.scripting.com/2005/12/12.html#howToMakeMoneyOnThe... and the latest here ~ http://www.podtech.net/home/894/gnomedex-how-to-make-money-on-the-internet-a-look-at-the-past-and-the-future http://www.podtech.net/home/894/gnomedex-how-to-make-money-o... "... A personal ad network. That's kind of interesting. So someone would pay to get an ad that runs alongside anything Winer writes across the HuffPo, newsjunk and anywhere else, latching onto his brand explicitly. ..." Adverts on websites are history ~ http://www.podtech.net/home/894/gnomedex-how-to-make-money-on-the-internet-a-look-at-the-past-and-the-future http://www.podtech.net/home/894/gnomedex-how-to-make-money-o...

lacker 18y ago

Ironically that Google search you link to now shows your exact post as the top result ;-)