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> Good papers want good journalists that produce accurate content and can get sources, so do you. For some definitions of good. I'm not convinced your definiti
by TheSpiceIsLife 8y ago
> Good papers want good journalists that produce accurate content and can get sources, so do you.
For some definitions of good. I'm not convinced your definition of good and news organisations definition of good align well.
News organisations want to publish articles that will drive ad spend and subscriptions. You want to read articles that are factually accurate and quote original sources in full verbatim.
- colechristensen 8y agoTo expand a bit, if both sides did their due diligence 'bad' reporters wouldn't get sources. That is if sources vetted reporters then maintaining that reputation would be the only thing that got them high quality sources and then news sources that prioritized accuracy would have competitive advantage. We have this already, in a less good light, reporters/news orgs building "good" relationships with people or companies and biasing their coverage in favor of the covered to maintain that good relationship. It sours the view of the news source when you start to see frequent hit pieces or undue praise of a subject that is a clear mark of a paper with an agenda.