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Answer: Yes. Also, Naked Celebrities.

Posted on | May 15, 2012 | 9 Comments

“Is long-form journalism doomed to being subsidized by traffic-baiting animal slideshows?”
Joe Pompeo, “‘Businessweek’ editor won’t say whether they’re making money, describes the ‘luxury’ of doing long pieces

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9 Responses to “Answer: Yes. Also, Naked Celebrities.”

  1. Charles G Hill
    May 15th, 2012 @ 10:36 pm

    So ultimately, it will be traffic-baiting naked-celebrity slideshows.  You could call it “Rule 5A.”

  2. McGehee
    May 15th, 2012 @ 10:48 pm

    With a bit of Rule 34 for good (?) measure.

  3. newrouter
    May 15th, 2012 @ 10:53 pm

    ot

    kinda of funny : john derbyshire radio is still on hot air’s blog roll but you mr. rsm mentioned short skirts.

  4. Charles G Hill
    May 15th, 2012 @ 11:17 pm

    Well, it will measure something, though I don’t want to imagine what.

  5. AnonymousDrivel
    May 15th, 2012 @ 11:46 pm

    So you’re suggesting adults like to eat sweets before their meals, too? I’m shocked. Shocked!

  6. M. Thompson
    May 16th, 2012 @ 1:52 am

    The ‘news’ has long been subsidized by other sorts of drivel. All the parts of an old newspaper were t

  7. Adjoran
    May 16th, 2012 @ 2:43 am

    I’d offer a dollar for Businessweek, but I’m a victim of Obamanomics and things are tight right now.

    I could swing the buck, but I’d also be buying their liabilities – Mr. Pompeo, for example – and I don’t think I can afford all that.

  8. robertstacymccain
    May 16th, 2012 @ 7:14 am

    kinda of funny : john derbyshire radio is still on hot air’s blog roll but you mr. rsm mentioned short skirts.

    It was a bit more than that. My discussion thereof included criticism of Salem Communications’ corporate policy. Evidently, the first rule of Salem Communications’ corporate policy . . .

  9. Bob Belvedere
    May 16th, 2012 @ 9:21 am

    One of the reasons I love reading the New York Post everyday is for the Page 3 girls.

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