Journalism is changing
Monday, October 19, 2015 by Dave Winer

Paul Boutin is a high integrity journalist of the Old School.

Integrity means you are what you appear to be. That's why you can have integrity even if you have conflicts of interest, as long as you disclose them.

He explains a certain kind of writing that appears to be journalism but is actually advertising. They are extracting the last bits of value in the old form of journalism. Preparing us to invent whatever comes next.

A guy like Paul can do it. He's smart, motivated, creative, and has seen a lot of innovation in his life, and participated in it as well.

  • I wonder about Wirecutter. Their reviews seem really good. I've been willing to buy products based on their recommendation. They make money by providing a link to the products they like on Amazon, so if you buy there they get a commission. This seems to me to be a good way to do it. Their way of doing reviews is not the only way to do it.

  • I know Paul from when he was at Wired. In a way that makes us part of a family, I was at Hotwired a couple of years before. For me Wired was one of those places where people who were doing real things showed up, like Berkman and Personal Software.