crowdsourcing patronage

Just what is journalism going to look like in the future? It’s a question that’s been bouncing around my head for a while, and articulated in various pieces by Ben Thompson (in a nichification process), my friend Eric Hydrick, and others. Eric brought up the idea of supporting “special” journalism through services like Patreon. I …
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germline by t c mcarthy

As promised when I finished {{Mira Grant}}’s {{Newsflesh}} trilogy, I did read {{Germline}} by {{T C McCarthy}}. I wasn’t able to get into the second book of the trilogy ({{Exogene}}), and haven’t attempted the last ({{Chimera}}) – but {{Germline}} was amazing. A quick disclaimer first – this book is most certainly NOT for the faint of stomach, …
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