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Yes, that happened to a certain extent.

My point with this submission was to show that the unasked for advice that webby people always seem to be giving newspapers: "focus on your core strength, in depth reporting and expertise" isn't actually a new concept at all. Here's a major metropolitan daily basing an ad campaign around "Take an expert with you." I found that a little surprising.



When access to expertise was a scarce and valuable commodity, marketing it to readers was a sound business strategy.




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