When “good enough” journalism is better: I covered a story for MyBallard.com over the weekend about the opening of a time capsule. Since my wife was out of town, I was packing our 10-month-old with me, which for the record, adds a new layer of complexity when covering news. I shot a few photos, recorded the speakers on my iPhone Recorder app, and went home and posted the story. Meanwhile, a certain city paper sent a reporter and a photographer. I watched as the photographer shot well over a hundred photos while the reporter furiously scribbled notes. My story, which took me about 30 minutes to write, was posted shortly after the event here. The newspaper’s story, which took two people to cover, appeared several hours later — with just two photos — here. You can certainly argue that their story is better than mine, but does the small increase in quality justify the significant increase in costs, especially when the money isn’t there to spend?