Somewhere in between total offense and Fort Dunlop-like defense there ought to be a way forward. In theory…
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There was clearly a very interesting discussion to be had at Jeff's latest CUNY gathering; in particular, the one about starting from scratch...
'So I proposed a problem to solve: What if a city, say Philadelphia, loses its paper tomorrow. What would you build in its place to serve the community? The group went to town. Rather than trying to hack at the old, they build something new.
'They calculated the likely revenue Philadelphia could support online and then figured out what they could afford in staffing. Instead of the 200-300-person newsroom that has existed in print, they decided they could ...