Harper's Publisher Doesn't Mind 'Weblogs,' Still Hates Internet
John MacArthur, Harper’s publisher, still doesn’t consider Internet-based writing worthwhile. MacArthur is well known for his “all or nothing” (and it’s mostly nothing) approach to the web — the magazine has only been online since 2004, and it has always been locked behind a rigid paywall.
MacArthur told The New York Times that with more companies launching paywalls and some even debuting print products, he feels his view of the Internet has been validated.
In case you forgot what that view was, it’s that writers whose work lives online are shit.
“I’ve got nothing against people getting on their weblogs, on the Internet and blowing off steam,” MacArthur told the Times.
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