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Disappointment. The layout is well done. In fact my eye was immediately drawn to the leads of the first 3 stories, from which I concluded I was faced with 3 mor

Disappointment. The layout is well done. In fact my eye was immediately drawn to the leads of the first 3 stories, from which I concluded I was faced with 3 more opinion pieces. Disappointment because the web, tv, and all entertainment media are already drowning in post-post-modern opinion. Eric Schmidt wants Google to get opinions you don't share in your face (somehow). Actual news gathering organizations have had their budgets slashed. What little objective reporting exists is mostly rewrites from wire services. I suppose with a name like "Tilt" I should have expected more "Look at me! I've got a great venue and I've got an opinion!" Objective journalism would have been a nice surprise.* *Disclaimer: Like I said, I was drawn to the story leads that first displayed. All reactions are drawn from that experience, i.e. I did not go further.

pbiggar 17y ago
The stories that we launched with are of the more 'evergreen' variety, because we asked journalists to have a number of stories ready for launch. Since we didn't know what time we would be launching at, and we didn't even know the date for sure until a few days ago, it was hard for them to guarantee that they would have stories ready to go. From now on, stories are much more likely to be up to the minute news. For example, check out [idavar's story on HayStack](http://www.newstilt.com/idavar/news/iranian-techies-eager-to-learn-about-haystack http://www.newstilt.com/idavar/news/iranian-techies-eager-to...). However, I do believe that readers want more opinion, not less of it. I am encouraging journalists to let their own voices be heard in the stories they write, where traditionally they would have held back on that. Its important for them to have a brand, and that their community likes them and identifies with them. Opinion helps here.
- jackfoxy 17y ago
  Good story. Good luck with the start-up!

pbiggar 17y ago

The stories that we launched with are of the more 'evergreen' variety, because we asked journalists to have a number of stories ready for launch. Since we didn't know what time we would be launching at, and we didn't even know the date for sure until a few days ago, it was hard for them to guarantee that they would have stories ready to go. From now on, stories are much more likely to be up to the minute news. For example, check out [idavar's story on HayStack](http://www.newstilt.com/idavar/news/iranian-techies-eager-to-learn-about-haystack http://www.newstilt.com/idavar/news/iranian-techies-eager-to...). However, I do believe that readers want more opinion, not less of it. I am encouraging journalists to let their own voices be heard in the stories they write, where traditionally they would have held back on that. Its important for them to have a brand, and that their community likes them and identifies with them. Opinion helps here.

jackfoxy 17y ago
Good story. Good luck with the start-up!