[Others lambasted the ROKR:] Talk about an anticlimax, ... The lack of genuinely interesting news about this phone is the real story. This phone and service are late and lame. |
[The pros still have one thing most amateurs don't: resources. Grassroots reporting fills the gaps in mainstream coverage, keeps members of the old guard on their toes, and shines when there's a premium on fast facts from the scene. But laypeople can't do much with a story like Watergate or Enron.] Big investigative projects require deep pockets, ... I'm not trying to tell anyone that we don't need paid journalists. I hope for an ecosystem where many forms of information can survive and thrive. |
Big investigative projects require deep pockets. I'm not trying to tell anyone that we don't need paid journalists. I hope for an ecosystem where many forms of information can survive and thrive. |
Fewer citizens participated, they were less interested in collaboration with one another, and the response to our initiatives was underwhelming. |
If you create a sufficient level of informed conversation about a very narrow subject, that's a business. You better really love it, though, because you'll get bored. |
It's as if the TV was sold to you at a loss and they're going to somehow make up the money on the programming. They'll be very anxious to make you watch only the certain kind of programming. |
Seconds later, |
They've set a business model that relies on making money on game sales rather than box sales. That's part of their problem, |
This is a sad day for the Times and for journalism. |