http://paidcontent.org/2010/09/23/419-ex-wapo-exec-editor-aggregators-like-huffpo-are-just-parasites/ The economics of digital content Fri, 24 May 2013 22:41:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://paidcontent.org/2010/09/23/419-ex-wapo-exec-editor-aggregators-like-huffpo-are-just-parasites/#comment-80280 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:09:46 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2010/09/23/419-ex-wapo-exec-editor-aggregators-like-huffpo-are-just-parasites/#comment-80280 Downie is right, of course, but that does not his problem. I’m a huge newspaper fan. I used to only read the Washington Post and occasionally the Wall Street Journal, but with the Internet, I read a dozen publications a day. Shame on the newspapers for being unable to capitalize on this new audience. The new aggregator sites like the Huffington Post and my favorite, thedailybeast are another fantastic step towards perfect information. These aggregators also staff some great opinion writers which attract a big chunk of the non-extra news (thats how I found them.) Change or Die Downie.

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