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Will blogs replace newspapers? Only if blogs actually make money

January 26, 2018June 24, 2010

There are many talented bloggers out there. But the vast majority of them don’t get paid a steady paycheck to go down to City Hall

Categories Journalism Tags Blogs, Citizen Journalism, Finances, Newspapers, Watchdog Journalism

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