The money question

Your reflections and responses on the shells project have been incredibly valuable, gang. Thank you for the insights and honesty.

One small piece of background I want to correct, just for the record as it were, is the apple and oranges nature of the money vis a vis Joe and Bright Tree.

First: We had not settled on a final fee, so, although the math might work from an earlier proposal, it doesn't account for final negotiations.

More important: We could not have used that money to fund the Missourian deficit or other day to day operations costs. The Reynolds Journalism Institute grant was specifically for experiments, not operations.

Minor points, I know, but just wanted to mention it.


Tom