Death of Journalism and Literature, Part XVII

*Only rich, highly educated dilettantes will be able to write for the unwashed masses.
Hey wait, isn't that the classic European model? Belles lettres will thrive!

http://www.theweek.com/article/index/93866/Is_writing_for_the_rich

*Wait, thinking it over without that sweaty sense of panic,
maybe these are really healthy news developments and we ought to be blaming
the economy instead of digitization for our current woes...

http://www.stevenberlinjohnson.com/2009/03/the-following-is-a-