Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Applying econ to today's (digital) journalism

Something I'm thinking about as we talk economies of scope, economies of scale and the like: I'm having difficulty envisioning these traditional econ concepts within the framework of contemporary journalism? How do we put them in the context of "liquid" journalism? What is the short run, the long run, and the *very* long run ... when everything feels like a hyperactive, rush-rush race to find a business model online? What happens when the supposed "long-run" technological changes feel very short-term, dizzying in their speed and precarity?

These are just random musings, I realize, but I hope we can discuss further in class ...

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