State of the Fourth Estate Morning Reading 8 6 09

I'm nearly proud of the diversity this morning - Economists, baseball, wire services and the Guardian. But, I'm going to be vain and remind people to check out parts one and two of my two-part argument against building a subscription wall.

• The Dumbest Words I’ve Read Today, AP Edition… [Economists Do It With Models]
  
  
  
• The Battle Over Content Fair Use Places "Aggregators" in the Crosshairs [Biz of Baseball]
  
  
• Why I believe in the link economy [Reuters MediaFile] This post is extra fascinating because it was written by Chris Ahearn, President, Media of Thomson Reuters.
  
  
• Rupert Murdoch's move to charge for content opens doors for competitors [The Guardian]