The media industry is locked in a struggle akin to the legendary competition between John Henry and the steam drill. If online upstarts such as The Huffington Post are the steam drill, the part of John Henry is played by the tired media behemoths of old: The New York Times, National Public Radio, and even, it seems, CNN. In our hearts, most of us want John Henry to win, but none of us expects him to survive the struggle. None of us, that is, except John Henry.
Bubble-boy and the toxic masses
I got the chicken-pox the summer after my seventh birthday. I remember the week of quarantine in my father’s air-conditioned apartment over the family store. It seemed an endless routine of scratching scabs and watching betamax movies (I saw Superman so many times, I could beat Christopher Reeve to all of his lines). But it was not a great catastrophe in my life because I was constantly reassured by my father’s nonchalance. And because it was chickenpox, for chrissakes. This was a normal part of growing up, a vital rite of passage shared by children the world over.
Top 14 Financial Resources on the web
Special thanks to Andrew, and to our Economics Editor for their contributions.
- Real Clear Markets
- Topics and discussions of market-related news from the world of business, economics, finance, and the political economy.
- Financial Times
- The latest US and international business, finance, economic and political news, comment and analysis from the Financial Times on FT.com
- The Economist
- Authoritative weekly newspaper focusing on international politics and business news and opinion Continued…
