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On the other hand, we raised $25 million by going public. It's that money that we used to build this company, to build the circulation, to build a high profile and to hire staff that made Salon what it is today.

~David Talbot

Topics: Build Circulation Company Going Hand High Hire Made Million Money Other Profile Public Raised Salon Staff Today Used

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I don't think we would still be here if we hadn't gone public.

~David Talbot

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There are not that many new media brands you can say that about nowadays.

~David Talbot

Topics: About Brands Many Media New New Media Nowadays Say You

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Other than that one year, Salon has been very cautious about the way it spends money. For instance, since last year, we've had virtually no marketing budget. It's just word of mouth. And our circulation continues to grow that way by breaking news stories.

~David Talbot

Topics: About Been Breaking Budget Cautious Circulation Grow Had Instance Just Last Last Year Marketing Money Mouth News Other Our Salon Since Stories Than Very Virtually Way Word Year

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While I'm critical to the Bush presidency, it's been enormously beneficial for Salon because we're seen as kind of an aggressive watchdog on the Bush White House. Particularly since Florida, our readership hit a whole new level, and we held onto those readers.

~David Talbot

Topics: Aggressive Because Been Beneficial Bush Critical Florida Held Hit House Kind Level New New Level Onto Our Particularly Presidency Readers Readership Salon Seen Since Those While White White House Whole

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I don't think Fox News or Rush Limbaugh need Clinton it turns out. I think there's a hunger out there for - whether it's on the left or right - a more lively and provocative type of political journalism. I think Salon and Fox on the other side have both benefited from that.

~David Talbot

Topics: Both Clinton Fox Fox News Hunger Journalism Left Lively More Need News Other Out Political Provocative Right Rush Rush Limbaugh Salon Side Think Turns Type Whether I Think

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My favorite thing is still journalism. I'm almost 50. This has been my life ever since I was in college.

~David Talbot

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I knew I wanted to be a journalist ever since I was a teenager. While it is interesting and gratifying to be on the business side and to see how that all works, the main reason I kept a business role here was to protect the editorial integrity of Salon.

~David Talbot

Topics: Business Business Side Editorial Ever Gratifying Here How Integrity Interesting Journalist Kept Knew Main Main Reason Protect Reason Role Salon See Side Since Teenager Wanted While Works

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The entire economy, of course, is locked in a down cycle right now. Last time we weathered this was during another Bush presidency in '90. We were locked in it for a year and a half and everyone came out of it.

~David Talbot

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You can crash on one set of rocks or the other set of rocks, and they crashed on the other set of rocks, which was probably being too little to be commercially viable.

~David Talbot

Topics: Being Commercially Crash Crashed Little Other Rocks Set Too Viable Which You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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