Daily Archives: 07/05/2012

Monetizing Investigative Journalism

(Community Matters) So many rabbit holes to run down, I don’t know where to start  – but need to think more about this  – Washington Guardian business model. Can deep investigative journalism be sustainably monetized in today’s market? I’m familiar with the Texas Tribune’s business model, and it’s highly dependent on philanthropic support. Should become familiar with Politico’s model. Time to call on my friends John Thornton & Evan Smith to better understand.

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Enron-ish?

(Community Matters) I thought the Huffington Post headline was over-the-top sensationalist when referred to bank’s trading scandal as potentially their Enron moment . . . but the LIBOR business could do deeper, further and represent criminal activity – scary to imagine the reach

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Austin LGBT Blog Sites

(Community Matters) Culture Map did a story on the top LGBT blog sites. Of course I knew Michael’s & AusChron but pleased to learn of the Chase Martin: The Republiq and  Bryan Kosarek: Gay in Austin.