Newspaper observer calls for more startups

A blogger for U.S. News calls for more media startups to aid the ailing newspaper business. As the post says, outsourcing to be a growing part of the business, and it doesn't just mean things like outsourcing to call centers in India, it may well mean more reporters in India.

Frankly, the media world has been overwhelmed by new faces of media already. I fully expect more to come around.  In class, I like to point to the example of Bill Simmons who began his career as a college student in Boston who just wanted to write sports so he created the Boston Sports Guy blog and has parlayed that into a career writing for ESPN as well as writing for shows like the Howie Mandel Show. He totally created his career, and it's a route I expect to see other reporters take.