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Is this a specific suggestion that you believe a significant fraction of news articles are written by bots? Is it a jokey way to repackage that tired everything

Is this a specific suggestion that you believe a significant fraction of news articles are written by bots? Is it a jokey way to repackage that tired everything-used-to-be-better cynicism? I really can't tell! And, by the way, journalism never was as matter-of-fact-only as everyone somehow assumes. Even you parents probably grew up in a Hunter S. Thompson-world. Your Grandparents had Hemingway who, despite the short sentences, didn't exactly crack the Shannon Limit in his war dispatches. There have always been different styles. Just read the headlines only and you're almost back to the 19th century, when news-tickers actually ticked, and every tick cost a dollar, and a dollar is an hourly wage. But I'd suggest actually understanding the purpose of narrative journalism and occasionally indulging in it. I've seen that complaint so often, and from a certain type of person almost exclusively, and I'm starting to wonder if it isn't some sort of psychological phenomenon, with guys (it's always men) fearing that anything less dry than a phone book rubs up on them, and their masculinity and rationality might suffer irreparable harm from exposure to yucky "feelings".

bun_at_work 6y ago
I think OP is just saying that articles written by bots are currently worse than articles written by people, while pondering the time in the future where articles written by bots are better than those written by people. I'm pretty sure OP is commenting on the quality of writing in general, not journalism... So...who's cynical here?
perl4ever 6y ago
>Is this a specific suggestion that you believe a significant fraction of news articles are written by bots? Financial news on lesser known public companies seems to be. It's easy to generate a story based on some numbers about the stock to parameterize it. Example (showing absolutely no understanding): "Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc., belongs to Healthcare sector and Biotechnology industry. The company’s Market capitalization is $1.68B with the total Outstanding Shares of 32. On 03-09-2020 (Thursday), SRNE stock construct a change of -2.89 in a total of its share price and finished its trading at 7.06. Profitability Ratios (ROE, ROA, ROI): Looking into the profitability ratios of SRNE stock, an investor will find its ROE, ROA, ROI standing at -297.9%, -49.4% and -91.3%, respectively."
netsectoday 6y ago
Your first statement is correct - a significant fraction of news articles are written by bots.

bun_at_work 6y ago

I think OP is just saying that articles written by bots are currently worse than articles written by people, while pondering the time in the future where articles written by bots are better than those written by people. I'm pretty sure OP is commenting on the quality of writing in general, not journalism... So...who's cynical here?

perl4ever 6y ago

>Is this a specific suggestion that you believe a significant fraction of news articles are written by bots? Financial news on lesser known public companies seems to be. It's easy to generate a story based on some numbers about the stock to parameterize it. Example (showing absolutely no understanding): "Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc., belongs to Healthcare sector and Biotechnology industry. The company’s Market capitalization is $1.68B with the total Outstanding Shares of 32. On 03-09-2020 (Thursday), SRNE stock construct a change of -2.89 in a total of its share price and finished its trading at 7.06. Profitability Ratios (ROE, ROA, ROI): Looking into the profitability ratios of SRNE stock, an investor will find its ROE, ROA, ROI standing at -297.9%, -49.4% and -91.3%, respectively."

netsectoday 6y ago

Your first statement is correct - a significant fraction of news articles are written by bots.