"Part of the reason it’s grown is because TechCrunch’s reporting is some of the best in the technology industry, comparable to, say, the technology reporting in

"Part of the reason it’s grown is because TechCrunch’s reporting is some of the best in the technology industry, comparable to, say, the technology reporting in the New York Times." - not sure I would ever use TC as an example of good technology reporting. And using the example of a stock photo saves money is just ridiculous, of course they are cheaper, but I wonder if instead of iran protesters being actually photographed, we saw a stock photo of generic protesters that would have quite the same impact. This is just an gross over simplification of the situation as industries changes and times dictate new solutions to old problems.