It is a daunting task; even good, high-priced talent needs practice time.

In the past, the big firms mainly recruited high-priced talent for and from huge companies.

The online market for high-priced talent extends beyond full-time workers.

"I've never seen that much high-priced talent in the market simultaneously."

In almost every major news organization, the high-priced talent runs from local and national beats to foreign assignments.

"That's the best way to get free use of this very high-priced talent."

"These are sophisticated shows with high-priced talent, and people have come to expect that."

Keeping your high-priced talent happy can be costly in more ways than one.

That's why outsiders pay so much for the high-priced talent here.

Pursuing high-priced talent made more sense this time, Epstein said.