Plannin' On It

Never has the role of gate-keeper, of taste-maker, been more important than it is now. Print’s cost and limited carrying capacity forces curators to become editors; ruthless decisions actually get made.

This is precisely what I like about the New York Time’s iPad app: There’s so little news in it. It’s just the most important stories and their best work. News organizations are wasting resources trying to find ways to distribute all the news, when they should be focused on just those areas they do best. Because that’s worth paying for.