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#404 - The Fall of the House of Tucker and Traffic w/ Ben Smith

The Fifth Column

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The Importance of Subscriptions in Journalism

CNN's John Sutter talks with former Wall Street Journal reporter Dave Waggle about his new venture, The Free Press. He says the model of paying for something because you have to or should subscribe has just been absolutely collapsing. Now we're seeing more and more people making payments based on their personal interests rather than what they are told by a media company. "I think it's kind of a good world in which to be a reporter"

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