Have to love Arianna

Writing about Jeff Jarvis and Arianna Huffington is turning into a pattern for this blogger.

But Huffington is doing great things and Jarvis is paying a close eye. Jarvis says Huffington is "saving journalism." That sounds a tad bit sensational, but I think it's true to an extent. Investigative journalism is what's missing.

Jarvis said he believes that a few generous contributions will fund quality journalism, which will benefit everyone. I'm not sure. His theory certainly makes sense. I like to think that people are willing to pay for high-quality news coverage, but trying to make people pay simply might not work. For every one Web site that charges for content, a reader can find five or more sites that deliver similar content for free. If the online media industry can find something along the lines of iTunes, something that's easy and accessible, then it might be possible.

Here's Jarvis' story.