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It definitely shouldn't be banned. Techcrunch has many stories where there was something really interesting that they were the first to report. That said, the l
by 3pt14159 7y ago
It definitely shouldn't be banned. Techcrunch has many stories where there was something really interesting that they were the first to report. That said, the long tail of TC articles that are rehashes of what's already been written elsewhere do get tiring.
- tylerl 7y agoBeing first to report something is ultimately worthless, and absolutely not what we want to encourage (rushing to publish in order to be first). What matters in actual journalism, and what we should encourage, elevate, and credit, is the BEST reporting. That is, the most accurate, most readable, most informative, most honest. Factors like misleading clickbait, content-free speculation, inflammatory commentary, and poor fact-checking need to disqualify outlets from consideration when determining which news source to promote on a given story. I don't mean necessarily junking a publisher categorically for past sins, but rather looking at each story individually and determining whether someone else is reporting it BETTER.
- forkexec 7y agoAmen. Rushed, sketchy, unverified stories lead to getting the facts wrong and missing implications and the bigger picture. Fools rush in.
- 3pt14159 7y agoIt depends on the nature of the article. I've dated a national award winning journalist that was also the senior editor of the most prestigious magazine in my country (our version of The New Yorker, essentially) and there is a balance to being scooped and really nailing the reporting.