[boeingUH60]

What a callous article. It seems the author is angry that a bunch of people came together to fund a company that failed in the end...well, most startups fail anyway.

> Such journalism is a direct reflection of millionaire or billionaire media owners who don’t want to offend sources, advertisers, or event sponsors with bold, truth-telling journalism that has actual teeth. So what you get instead is a sort of journalism simulacrum that fails to critique wealth, corruption, or power with any real consistency, since the wealthy and powerful owners very obviously don’t want that.

If you want to start an activist site, go start one and solicit donations from your rage-baited audience (that's what Techdirt is afterall). The Messenger didn't claim and never wanted to be an investigative news outlet. It was a simple news outlet that churned out everyday news without giving opinions..I actually loved it!

The sheer arrogance of some journalists...and they wonder why their industry is on a massive decline.

[JKCalhoun]

Pretty sure journalism is not on a decline due to arrogance.

If arrogance is a prime factor in the decline of an industry I think all of us could name plenty of industries that should be subterranean by now.