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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@stratechery The "average" journalists about whom you are so dismissive are those that used to cover City Hall and the school board.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@monkbent Because the business model is broken. I know lots of great journalists who are no longer doing journalism1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@monkbent But the broader point is, if not irrelevant, relatively unimportant. Readership has NOT been the primary problem. Advertising has2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@monkbent And why not? Because what they can charge for ads isn't covering the costs.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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