Hmm - I see Michael Arrington is reporting that Scoble has decided to go with ads on his site (a turn around for him; he's previously eschewed ads, and claimed that having them is somehow a conflict of interest). I fully expect there to be a storm of "how can he be objective" type posts to fly out.

Before anyone takes that tack, I'd like them to open a newspaper, or turn on network/cable news. Notice those breaks they take on a regular basis (or in the paper case, in the boxes filled with commercial content)? Where exactly are the "pure as the driven snow" journalists that people seem to expect? Bandwidth may be cheaper than printing presses, but it's not free.

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