Web sites such as GigaOm, TechCrunch and Valleywag--with a few laptops, a web server and some hustle--are crowding into beats once dominated by trade publications and enthusiast magazines who rely on printing presses and full-time writers and editors.
This is a hot topic in the startup world right now for a variety of historical reasons: some say hiring expensive MBAs helped cause the tech bust a decade ago, and some say that MBAs have too much swagger to make it in the hustle of startup life.