Posted on 05/06/2005 11:39:01 PM PDT by Cool Guy
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Craigslist.org gets more than 4 million classified ads and 1 million forums postings each month, and Newmark — who no longer runs it but remains one of three board members — is often blamed for decimating classified advertising revenue at regional newspapers. But he says he has no desire to steal readers from mainstream media.
But he believes the reason why newspapers are losing circulation is that too many traditional journalists are willing to quote politicians and business executives even if they're blatantly lying — merely for the sake of perceived objectivity. He'd prefer an "open source" model of journalism where legions of volunteers act as writers, assignment editors and fact checkers to challenge mainstream journalists.
"People are looking for attitude and guts in reporting — not full-on gonzo journalism, but hey, tell us what you think," said Newmark, who described himself as having Whig values — strong on defense, fiscally conservative but socially liberal.
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Problem is, I don't care what most people think!
Bump!
Bump!
Why on earth??
This means NOTHING. He's just talking, saying stuff that sounds good.
Craigslist is great for buying and selling cars. In the past couple of months I've bought two cars and sold one on Craigslist. Nearly bought a 1977 Porsche 924 for $80., too (needed a fuel pump)....
Got my full time last job through Craigslist.
I go on Craigs list to review the liberal whiners in the political posting section. I hit the NY site however there are sites all over the country.
Basically the libs waste time there commending themselves for calling Bush Hitler and Jews Nazis. I tweak their noses and basically tell them they have no agenda and they call me a Fascist.
I would encourage people to go there and take over the boards. It really is funny.
"I would encourage people to go there and take over the boards. It really is funny. "
Sorry, I didn't mean to leave here and go there. Just meant if you have something to tweak the liberals noses with, it is rejuvenating. Reinforces my belief that Liberals are elitist/marxist morons.
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