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Re:Tech Hubs Are Losing the Talent War to Everywhere Else by JumpCrisscross on Saturday December 23, 2023 @01:53PM (#38746914)
> Headline literally has the word “losing” in it

Losing market share threatens “hub” status. That doesn’t mean everyone is miserable. But there is a real story in the data someone who reads the article will glean.

> as long as you’ve got the clicks

The Journal makes money on subscriptions. You’re describing publications that cater to people who don’t pay for news and don’t read articles.

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Re:Tech Hubs Are Losing the Talent War to Everywhere Else by lotsofpulp on Saturday December 23, 2023 @02:04PM (#38747035)
WSJ, like pretty much all media, earns money from both ads and subscriptions. They have ads in the middle of Apple News+ too. And I assume they get paid somehow for “submarine” or PR articles.

https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html

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Re:Tech Hubs Are Losing the Talent War to Everywhere Else by JumpCrisscross on Saturday December 23, 2023 @02:44PM (#38747432)
> I assume they get paid somehow for “submarine” or PR articles

Submarines aren’t paid for directly, particularly not at reputable publications. They take advantage of journalists’ desire for convenience, not revenue.

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