"The notion that good jounalism and good business are inherently at odds is a canard propagated by those that suck at both."

The simple truth of that statement is mind-blowing, yet it's one that journalists are loathe to make. The first journalists were story-tellers, depending on the donations of their audience for a living. Why do reporters think things are different now?

The New Times is one dead-tree paper that's been proving that good reporting and good business need not be at odds with each other. I don't always agree with what they say, but their reporting routinely eats the other local paper's lunch, and they've been successful enough to spread to ten other cities.

This entry was posted by Kevin Creighton, on 10.17.2005. You can leave your response.