http://mathewingram.disqus.com/enMon, 26 Jun 2006 23:37:19 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/06/26/om-and-rafat-are-the-future-of-news/#comment-1294197<p>Thanks for your sympathies, Matthew -- I'm not sure new media means fewer staff writers, but definitely more flexibility.</p>Mathew IngramMon, 26 Jun 2006 23:37:19 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/06/26/om-and-rafat-are-the-future-of-news/#comment-1294194<p><i>Not much time to post today — in the middle of moving, which is not an easy thing with three daughters, two of whom are teenagers</i></p><p>Egads! My sincerest sympathies! Good luck with the move (from step-father of two teens)!</p><p><i>...I would argue that any media organization with brains should be paying close attention to what Om and particularly Rafat and his team are doing — it may sound apocalyptic, but PaidContent is the future of journalism in many ways.</i></p><p>...but would you say it would do away with the larger amount of "staff writers" and or regular contributors at most media outlets?</p>Matthew James DidierMon, 26 Jun 2006 23:03:52 -0000