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There'll be huge consolidation in the "generic" news market that's for sure. But there IS still a market for in depth quality journalism, you just have to pay
by spitfire 17y ago
There'll be huge consolidation in the "generic" news market that's for sure.
But there IS still a market for in depth quality journalism, you just have to pay for it. The atlantic, new yorker are examples. People will pay for high quality journalism. The problem is that most journalism is scraping the bottom of the barrel.
To give an example of high quality journalism Here's what
I subscribe to:
http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/ http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/
- Laphams quarterly. Quarterly journal that covers a topic
through essays/letters/speeches of those from the past.
The war issue has churchill, patton, george orwell,
sun tzu, etc. The money issue henry ford, aristophanes,
jane austin. The insight is excellent.
http://www.economist.com http://www.economist.com
- The economist. A classic that covers business and
the world in a no bullshit way.
They. Don't. Do. Gimmicks.
http://www.monocle.com http://www.monocle.com
- Monocle a briefing on global affairs, business,
culture and design. This magazine has me
addicted and paying $150/Yr. Why? The first issue had
an interview with the ceo of lego on innovation.
Every single issue there's thoughtful intelligent
reportage on some interesting but non-obvious subject.
(Like Lego, or japanese retail, or the falkland islands).
There's something intangible about the magazine, it
deserves a look.
In summary, is journalism dead? No. Most are just incompetent at it. Become competent at creating a quality product and you can make money.
- stcredzero 17y agoThe economist. A classic that covers business and the world in a no bullshit way. I have to say, the podcast "Global Forecast from the Economist Intelligence Unit" is insightful, dares to make predictions, and seems to know what the heck they are talking about. (BTW: "speeches" - no 'a')