Oct. 25, 2010 at 10:29am with 49 notes
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journalismmediaThe Awl
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My friends keep talking to me about how they want to start a Web site, but they need to get some backing, and I look at them and ask them what they are waiting for. All it takes is some WordPress and a lot of typing. Sure, I went broke trying to start it, it trashed my life and I work all the time, but other than that, it wasn’t that hard to figure out.
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Choire Sicha, in a nice profile of The Awl in the Times, makes a point that even big media companies sometimes miss: This is not impossible. Yes, profits can be smaller online, but there are enough cheap tools out there that make professional-quality publishing available to anyone, and, if you’re smart, most of that money can be used to fund actual journalism. (via markcoatney)

Here’s hoping.

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    Is this true? Yes. Is it accurate? No. Sorry to be a downer, but...Sicha only needed...
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    Here’s hoping.
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  9. juliefredrickson said: Amen. From fairy godmother Ann Taylor. So Mark, maybe y’all feel like paying attention to our project now? Hmmmm. Trying to get anyone over there to listen.
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