I’ve been writing Media Nation in one iteration or another since 2001, making it one of the oldest media blogs still in existence. It took its current form in 2005. That’s 25 years of news and commentary about media, politics, local news and whatever else comes to mind.
Unlike the new wave of newsletters, Media Nation has always been free. Nevertheless, I put a lot of work into it, and I’m firmly of the belief that writers should be paid for what they produce. As Samuel Johnson put it, “No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.”
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So well said, Dan. As a long-time, appreciative reader of your enterprising reporting, I feel like my monthly subscription is a bit tardy. But I’m glad be counted among the paying supporters of your good work.
— Bill Mitchell
I think I’ve returnable-bottled-and-canned my way to membership…
You don’t charge enough for the reporting and commentary you do!
Hmmm … 😀