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Maybe we need to start adding a filter that bans the submission of articles authored by journalists whose material doesn't meet the criteria for submission on H
by malandrew 9y ago
Maybe we need to start adding a filter that bans the submission of articles authored by journalists whose material doesn't meet the criteria for submission on HN?
Some journalists writing for mostly respectable media companies have veered so far from journalism and increasingly often publish articles that are just their opinion, conjecture and heresay. Maybe it's time the content aggregators such as HN start penalizing poor quality journalism that leads to low-quality discussion them by banning submission of their work.
I'm also in favor of banning articles with titles and introductions that present one angle that the journalist is promoting and then bury the only evidence refuting that angle in the last paragraph or two.
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/06/how_people_read_online_why_you_won_t_finish_this_article.html http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/06/...
Articles from major newspapers are increasingly engineered to go viral at the expense of journalistic integrity and presenting unbiased facts. Content aggregation sites need to stand up and somehow communicate that enough is enough.