Pieces

I believe I've mentioned that you ought to be reading the blog of my lefty arch-nemesis, Matt Steinglass. If not, well, consider it mentioned. Anyway, he's got a good post up today about piecework rates. I agree with him completely--journalists are most productive on a combination of salary and piecework. Or, in the case of bloggers, when we effectively have our own P&L.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2008/06/pieces/3675/