Athenae is my most favorite newsy writer person

Unfortunately she uses her powers for the betterment of the evil internet which, as she reminds us often enough, is the very thing that is thought to be killing journalism. 

Let's be clear about this: When we have fights about amateurs versus professionals, when we have fights about print versus online, about paywalls that make pennies, about subscriptions instead of ads, about form and function instead of mission and management, we are having the fight the people in charge want us to have while they run away with the piggy bank.

I've got some similar thoughts which I intend to share later in the week but since she wrote hers already you should go read that now.  Also I think David Simon is a douche but you knew that already.