Dire Straights

No I am not talking about the band.

Everyone knows that the newspaper industry and the publishing industry have been hit particularly hard by the recession. Recently Politico Reported that the Washington Post is looking at some “creative” new revenue models. The paper is basically selling time with its reporters and their sources to lobbyists.

The Paper was called-out by a lobbyist who received a flyer touting this new revenue model. Apparently, this lobbyist thought the scheme was unethical, and by all rights, it is. Read the rest of this entry »