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The “You Hear That, Mr. Anderson? That Is the Sound of Inevitability. Goodbye, Mr. Anderson” Edition

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The New York Times' $100 Million Deal With Google Is a Sign of a Leaner Media Environment

I worry that it's a sign that things are going to get even leaner for reporting, especially ironically given the New York Times just announced a $100 million deal with Google. And I really worry that what this means is nobody has figured out how to make news profitable and journalism profitable in the sort of post Craigslist era where advertising is not really a sustainable business model at least at scale. You know, we need sunlight, we need reporting, we need smart people weighing in on these issues and telling people what’s going on in the world.

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