18th November 2010, 08:33 PM
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Prince of Dorkness
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Originally Posted by Uthrecht
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Originally Posted by Anacanapuna
Today, nobody wants to go to that kind of trouble. Publishers want immediate story returns on their reporter investments. Reporters are paid to produce copy, it's as simple as that.
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While true, as you more or less pointed out, almost nobody wanted to go to that kind of trouble in their time, either. That's why they had to keep fighting their publishers. Reporters have *always* been paid to produce copy, so it takes a specific mindset to be willing to push money at long-term projects that could well not materialize. I think there are some folks willing to do that, but it's not a lot, and I think their results tend to not get jumped on in the same way by the other news sources - that could be the shift. |
Goddamnit, now I have to think about that! I HATE when I have to think!
Lemme get back to you on that.
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