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I agree it's pretty good, and that the average software dev couldn't do it. However, I have seen a few of their articles in passing and haven't run into any tha
by iudqnolq 7y ago
I agree it's pretty good, and that the average software dev couldn't do it. However, I have seen a few of their articles in passing and haven't run into any that involved non-public sources. I just went to their website and all four of the top stories have no information that couldn't be found by googling. For 3/4 I'd seen an article closer to the original source on HN.
- ghaff 7y agoThere's very little about trade journalism that involves true scoops.There used to be more but the economics mostly don't support a lot of trawling for unannounced information. Context is still useful. But if you already have the context, the pub may not be that useful.
- iudqnolq 7y agoThat makes sense. What makes source networks essential if there aren't any scoops?
- ghaff 7y agoPretty much what I wrote. Providing context, interpreting what was said, providing additional/opposing data points. Reporting on an announcement still has value if you position it relative to other products/market even if there's no secret information. Bringing in other perspectives.