Comments on: KQED reports on own entry to venture capital space http://boingboing.net/2012/12/02/kqed-reports-on-own-entry-to-v.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 07:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Nylund http://boingboing.net/2012/12/02/kqed-reports-on-own-entry-to-v.html#comment-1597019 Nylund Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197805#comment-1597019 "because Joshua knew where to find him on the third floor. " This is somewhat similar to my working thesis on how small time obscurities turn into "trends.". Some overworked and underpaid junior writer gets an assignment with a tight deadline and has little choice but to write about whomever he/she can find the quickest and easiest. It was funny knowing lots of writers in NYC, SF, London, Toronto, etc. where, once you knew them, you realized that the article about "the new burgeoning art/fashion/music/tech scene in neighborhood X," was really, "I had 24 hours to write an article so I interviewed my roommate, my neighbor, and someone who owns a store/gallery/office/restaurant down the street." “because Joshua knew where to find him on the third floor. ”

This is somewhat similar to my working thesis on how small time obscurities turn into “trends.”. Some overworked and underpaid junior writer gets an assignment with a tight deadline and has little choice but to write about whomever he/she can find the quickest and easiest.

It was funny knowing lots of writers in NYC, SF, London, Toronto, etc. where, once you knew them, you realized that the article about “the new burgeoning art/fashion/music/tech scene in neighborhood X,” was really, “I had 24 hours to write an article so I interviewed my roommate, my neighbor, and someone who owns a store/gallery/office/restaurant down the street.”

]]> By: Dave Jenkins http://boingboing.net/2012/12/02/kqed-reports-on-own-entry-to-v.html#comment-1596952 Dave Jenkins Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197805#comment-1596952 I was thinking the same thing.  Startups are cool, and so is PBS, but that doesn't mean they're compatible. PBS fulfills a certain mission: inform the public without the constraints of pursuing corporate advertising (although the 'sponsor' part seems to get bigger and bigger every year).  If this guy can explain how sponsoring an incubator is informing the public, I'm all ears.  Otherwise, this seems a bit off. I was thinking the same thing.  Startups are cool, and so is PBS, but that doesn’t mean they’re compatible. PBS fulfills a certain mission: inform the public without the constraints of pursuing corporate advertising (although the ‘sponsor’ part seems to get bigger and bigger every year).  If this guy can explain how sponsoring an incubator is informing the public, I’m all ears.  Otherwise, this seems a bit off.

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/02/kqed-reports-on-own-entry-to-v.html#comment-1596924 Jake0748 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197805#comment-1596924 So... the next time the public TV or radio pledge drive rolls around, I'm gonna say why should I give you money if you're just gonna turn around and give it to some for-profit entrepreneur.  This is fucked-up in so many ways. So… the next time the public TV or radio pledge drive rolls around, I’m gonna say why should I give you money if you’re just gonna turn around and give it to some for-profit entrepreneur.  This is fucked-up in so many ways.

]]> By: Jason Weisberger http://boingboing.net/2012/12/02/kqed-reports-on-own-entry-to-v.html#comment-1596915 Jason Weisberger Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197805#comment-1596915 That one. That one.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/12/02/kqed-reports-on-own-entry-to-v.html#comment-1596910 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197805#comment-1596910 The same KQED that ran <i>Are You Being Served?</i> re-runs 23 hours a day for a decade? The same KQED that ran Are You Being Served? re-runs 23 hours a day for a decade?

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