So The New York Times’s newest “Room for Debate” discussion—following on the heels of its “Battle Plans for Newspapers” collection—concerns micropayments. (CJR hosted a similar, if more discussion-oriented, forum last week.) “What Would Micropayments Do for Journalism?” is hosted by the Times’s Freakonomics blog. Make of that what you will.
The Kicker — February 19, 2009 11:35 AM
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As a longtime reader of the Freakonomics blog (before it was hosted by the NYT), I don't have the impression that the NYT involves itself in the blog's topic selection or content. I wouldn't read anything into Dubner's discussion of micropayments.
-Aaron Street
#1 Posted by Aaron Street, CJR on Thu 19 Feb 2009 at 03:30 PM