What's fun about Rolling Stone allowing would-be thought leaders to write sponcon for $2000 a year is that it's essentially the same business model that HuffPo and Forbes tried with free/low-pay for self-promoters. https://twitter.com/staffo_sez/status/1352987062413062144
Like Jay-Z, Rolling Stone looked at thirsty thought-leadering sponcon and said "the price just went up."
Correction: Not one but TWO Beyoncé-affiliated songs include this line (yes I remember every lyric I've ever heard)
Correction: Not one but TWO Beyoncé-affiliated songs include this line (yes I remember every lyric I've ever heard)
Correction: Not one but TWO Beyoncé-affiliated songs include this line (yes I remember every lyric I've ever heard)
On the one hand this business model is obviously reprehensible from the point of view of journalism ethics. On the other hand, it's just codifying the way a lot of journalism has already given way to advertisers because of the bright ideas of hedge-fund guys and billionaires
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