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Episode 437: Can Andrew Sullivan Make It On His Own?
Feb 19, 2013 — The uberblogger recently left big media. Will readers' contributions be enough to pay his blog's eight-person staff?Will readers pay for digital content?
The uberblogger Andrew Sullivan recently struck out on his own. Now he's trying keep his blog afloat by asking readers for money — and hoping that they'll contribute enough to pay for the the blog's eight-person staff. On today's show, he tells us how he's doing.
Also: We hear from Maura Johnston, a music writer who got fired from The Village Voice and is trying to sell a digital magazine.
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