Y Combinator’s RFP for Startups Cleverly Called ‘RFS’
Drop what you are doing and start thinking about how to fix the broken journalism model. That’s essentially what Y Combinator is asking startups to do. I hope they fund a micropayment startup or something of that nature and not a crowdsourced journalism concept. The most disturbing part of the RFP is the following request: Groups applying to work on this idea should include at least one writer who can write well and rapidly about any topic. Why not leave the writing aspect to professional journalists? The problem is certainly not the writing, but the monetization aspect. I hope they are not searching for a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist.
