Comments on: Om and Rafat are the future of news http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/06/26/om-and-rafat-are-the-future-of-news/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:40:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Mathew Ingram http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/06/26/om-and-rafat-are-the-future-of-news/comment-page-1/#comment-17383 Mathew Ingram Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:37:19 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/06/26/om-and-rafat-are-the-future-of-news/#comment-17383 Thanks for your sympathies, Matthew -- I'm not sure new media means fewer staff writers, but definitely more flexibility. Thanks for your sympathies, Matthew — I’m not sure new media means fewer staff writers, but definitely more flexibility.

]]> By: Matthew James Didier http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/06/26/om-and-rafat-are-the-future-of-news/comment-page-1/#comment-17376 Matthew James Didier Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:03:52 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/06/26/om-and-rafat-are-the-future-of-news/#comment-17376 <i>Not much time to post today — in the middle of moving, which is not an easy thing with three daughters, two of whom are teenagers</i> Egads! My sincerest sympathies! Good luck with the move (from step-father of two teens)! <i>...I would argue that any media organization with brains should be paying close attention to what Om and particularly Rafat and his team are doing — it may sound apocalyptic, but PaidContent is the future of journalism in many ways.</i> ...but would you say it would do away with the larger amount of "staff writers" and or regular contributors at most media outlets? Not much time to post today — in the middle of moving, which is not an easy thing with three daughters, two of whom are teenagers

Egads! My sincerest sympathies! Good luck with the move (from step-father of two teens)!

…I would argue that any media organization with brains should be paying close attention to what Om and particularly Rafat and his team are doing — it may sound apocalyptic, but PaidContent is the future of journalism in many ways.

…but would you say it would do away with the larger amount of “staff writers” and or regular contributors at most media outlets?

]]> By: The Daily Om : » Starting is easy, Finishing is hard http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/06/26/om-and-rafat-are-the-future-of-news/comment-page-1/#comment-17323 The Daily Om : » Starting is easy, Finishing is hard Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:32:05 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/06/26/om-and-rafat-are-the-future-of-news/#comment-17323 [...] Jason Calacanis rightfully says, Starting is easy, Finishing is Hard. Jeff Jarvis has his thoughts. Mathew Ingram is just a kind generous man, who has nice things to say about us. [...] [...] Jason Calacanis rightfully says, Starting is easy, Finishing is Hard. Jeff Jarvis has his thoughts. Mathew Ingram is just a kind generous man, who has nice things to say about us. [...]

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