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Re:Why Pierre Omidyar decided to join forces with Glenn Gree... by slg on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @01:36PM (#6560960)
I am a little disappointed. I was hoping for something revolutionary, but nothing put forward (at least in this brief description) is anything new. If this is actually a company and not a charity like the article states, how exactly are they going to make this thing earn money? It isn't like no one has tried to create an all encompassing news source or one that has numerous investigative journalists on staff. Do they just think they are good enough to succeed with the exact same strategy that others have used and failed?
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Re:Why Pierre Omidyar decided to join forces with Glenn Gree... by kyro on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @01:46PM (#6561015)
I'd pay for Greenwald-level investigative journalism in the topics that interest me. Sports fans, finance guys, politicians, etc, take rabid interest in their respective fields, for the most part. If Omidyar can staff this new venture with journalists like Greenwald across all topics, I think he'd have a very, very valuable offering. Think of it like a TMZ for reality.
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Re:Why Pierre Omidyar decided to join forces with Glenn Gree... by balabaster on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @02:15PM (#6561201)
Me too... and I think it's the responsibility of everyone that has a stake in free and democratic society to support such a venture, don't you think?
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Re:Why Pierre Omidyar decided to join forces with Glenn Gree... by rustynails on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @03:44PM (#6561719)
And what's to stop him becoming a citizen Kane like the others? The thing that's missing for me is the history of behaving with integrity. He's no Zuckerberg, but he's no patron saint either. eBay is not a beacon of virtue.

Is the idea that having the "right" popular journalist = unbiased reporting? I struggle to see the masses being convinced - or maybe it's just me.

Just another Citizen Kane.

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Re:Why Pierre Omidyar decided to join forces with Glenn Gree... by retroafroman on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @03:44PM (#6561717)
You may want to check http://www.nsfwcorp.com if you haven't already. Paul Carr of old techcrunch fame is the editor, and the writers include a lot of the old eXile staff, along with others. They don't cover all topics, but they definitely write some interesting articles. I've been subscribing for about a year.
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Re:Why Pierre Omidyar decided to join forces with Glenn Gree... by r0h1n on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @04:09PM (#6561851)
Oh please! Paul "Google me!" Carr is nowhere near the league of a Glenn Greenwald. Which is not to say that he or NSFW may not be interesting (they may).

http://valleywag.gawker.com/pandodailys-threatening-email-me...

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Re:Why Pierre Omidyar decided to join forces with Glenn Gree... by retroafroman on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @04:20PM (#6561916)
Of course not, and neither is Pierre, I'm guessing, which is why I assume they're bankrolling others to do the writing. Paul's 'twitter fight me' attitude is a turn off, but at least he very rarely writes anything.
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