# "The expense of printing created an environment where Wal-Mart was willing to subsidize the Baghdad..."

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**Published on:** 2009-03-14
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“The expense of printing created an environment where Wal-Mart was willing to subsidize the Baghdad bureau. This wasn’t because of any deep link between advertising and reporting, nor was it about any real desire on the part of Wal-Mart to have their marketing budget go to international correspondents. It was just an accident.” - Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable « Clay Shirky Just one of many great quotes from Clay’s wonderful piece

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