Note: This article first appeared here, on April 25, 2014. Wednesday and Thursday I discussed my unease with news media relying on advertising as the primary revenue generator. I argued that business model builds disincentives to cover stories or investigate issues that may adversely affect advertisers. Today and over the weekend I want to talk about how advertising […]
Why we need a subscription-based news outlet
Note: This article first appeared here, on April 24, 2014. Yesterday I discussed my problems with advertorial, and explained that it was one reason why I left The Coast. The news site I’ll be launching in May will have no advertising, which addresses the problems that come along with with advertorial. But running an advertising-free news […]
Advertorial: an unnecessary evil
Note: this article was first published here, on April 23, 2014. In the early 2000s, I worked as a freelancer for the Daily Tidings, a newspaper in Ashland, Oregon. It was good work, and helped me hone my skills and build a portfolio that would allow me to make a career out of journalism. But […]
I’m starting an on-line news site
Note: This article was first published here, on April 22, 2014. You couldn’t get rid of me that easily. Yes, I needed some time for myself. I went to California, spent my days walking on the beach, hiking in the mountains, hanging with my starlet friends in the sun. I haven’t been this relaxed in […]