IP: Media's pecking order - FYI

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

From: "Tim Smith" <tim@stencilgroup.com>
To: "Dave Farber" <farber@cis.upenn.edu>

Hi Dave,

As something of an Internet influencer yourself,
I thought you'd enjoy this article.

Regards,

Tim

Media's pecking order
By John C. Dvorak, PC Magazine
February 17, 1999 9:46 AM PT
URL: http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2210128,00.html

A friend of mine was recently offered a lot more money than he already makes
at a major newspaper to go to work writing full-time for a news-oriented Web
site. He was also offered a slew of stock options to sweeten the deal.
Despite the increase in pay, he couldn't bring himself to take the deal
because he felt he would be lowering himself a few rungs on the media
pecking-order ladder. Money isn't everything. He was concerned about
credibility, power, and prestige. The Web just doesn't currently provide it.
The question in my mind is: will it ever?

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Tim Smith
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