he fundamental work of journalism — holding powerful people accountable, connecting dots others miss, building trust with sources, and telling important stories — remains as vital as ever. The business model is broken, the incentive structure is perverse, and powerful people are getting better at fighting back. But the journalists doing this work a... See more

The economy is interconnected. There are a lot of reasons newspapers have died off. Some were out of their control. I imagine a future where there are plenty of local publications that serve their communities with smart reporting, structured data sets around important issues and great ad products for marketers.

The public money has dried up, in other words, but so has a whole lot of the private money. You might not have noticed the ramifications quite yet, but you will. It’s in the increasingly ardent pleas from your local NPR station, of course, but it’s also just absence: the film festival or day camp or curated exhibition or concert series that just do... See more