Another wacky idea to save journalism

14 May 2008

Surely in an era of desperation and experimentation, the wacky idea of actually respecting your audience has to be worth a try by someone.

-- Aaron Swartz in "How to Fix News"

The three things he found that engaged him about a news story are pretty good tests, I think, for excellence in journalism.

Posted by Jack D. Lail on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 6:44 AM

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So wacky it just might work! (Thanks for the link)

Tom Cheredar | May 14, 2008 10:25 AM | Reply

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