Build the future

A decade ago, aspiring journalists could just think about journalism and leave the financial side to others. Now, they have to think like an entrepreneur and understand something about the business they're in to be successful. They have to build their own audience, as distinct from that of their publication. They have to think about what kind of organization can support the work they want to do, with integrity and staying power. Developing a new business model to support high-quality journalism was an essential part of the Slate experiment when it was launched in 1996. Here, Weisberg cites some distinct advantages of Slate and its business model.