FiveThirtyEight and the End of Average http://stratechery.com/2014/fivethirtyeight-end-average/ … The Internet is about power laws, but society is built on bell curves.
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@monkbent Because the business model is broken. I know lots of great journalists who are no longer doing journalism -
@troywolv will get to the business model side of things soon. Wanted to make a broader point first -
@monkbent But the broader point is, if not irrelevant, relatively unimportant. Readership has NOT been the primary problem. Advertising has -
@troywolv even if all ads stayed in newspapers, the "average" would still be getting killed. That's my point. Can't blame all on ads -
@monkbent This is the mistake lots of folks have made in trying to diagnosis the news business' ills. -
@troywolv I'll be following up on biz models specifically - ended up not fitting in today's piece
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@monkbent By talking about "average journalists." Folks are losing jobs in journalism in large part REGARDLESS of the quality of their workThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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