journalism & media

Reading newspapers makes you stupid

In journalism & media, philosophy on 14 September 2011 with no comments

Reading a newspaper is probably more of a signalling mechanism than an actual expression of interest and curiosity about what’s happening in the world. By publicly reading a newspaper, you signal a certain intellectual sophistication and declare yourself as part of a cultural and political group, depending on the paper you’re reading. If you really cared [...]

The Future of Journalism: De Scriptorum – Your Personal News Summary

In business, journalism & media on 8 November 2009 with no comments

Prologue: This is the idea I applied to Y Combinator’s 2010 winter funding cycle with. It got rejected, rightly. As I am currently finishing my Ph.D. in law and have a law/econ background, I am still just adapting to the entrepreneurial mindset. But going out on my own is something I strive to do in [...]