3 chapters across the catalog
A critique of British social and business culture suggests a tendency toward dishonesty in professional dealings and underlying racism. Personal anecdotes from an editor at PC Magazine UK are used to illustrate the difficulty Americans face when working in England. The behavior is compared to face-saving cultures in former British colonies.
Professor Ron Adner, author of "The Wide Lens," discusses business strategy and the failures of companies like Nokia and early MP3 player manufacturers. Adner posits that the future of news depends on a guarantee of non-compromised information. This theory is used to validate the "value-for-value" model of independent media that operates without traditional advertising.
NPR Pledge Drive Opt-Out, Commercial vs. Non-Commercial Media
NPR introduces a new $45 digital stream that allows listeners to bypass pledge drives, a move the hosts compare to paying a subway musician to stop playing. They define "commercial" media as a model where the audience is the product sold to advertisers, whereas their own show treats the programming as the product. They emphasize their "value-for-value" model as the only way to remain truly independent.
