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FWIW, news companies have already had very questionable relationships with these same tech companies. Not only is their ad revenue already coming through Facebo
by ocdtrekkie 6y ago
FWIW, news companies have already had very questionable relationships with these same tech companies. Not only is their ad revenue already coming through Facebook and Google, but they're already massively incentivized to give tech companies positive press.
Sundar Pichai only does exclusive interviews with blogs which positively cover Google, for instance, and an exclusive interview with Pichai is worth millions in ad revenue.
Apple is notorious for straight up cutting out journalists which produce critical coverage from their events.
People like Steven Levy get whole book deals based on exclusive access and interviews with tech company executives and employees. Unsurprisingly, his articles are always glowing coverage.
- dralley 6y agoAnd Facebook has already grotesquely abused their trust, leading to the bankruptcy of many content creators. The $40 million fine handed down by the courts for that behavior is an utter miscarriage of justice. https://twitter.com/adamconover/status/1183209875859333120?lang=en https://twitter.com/adamconover/status/1183209875859333120?l...
- ToFab123 6y ago> Apple is notorious for straight up cutting out journalists which produce critical coverage from their events. Take for example The Register: Inside our three-month effort to attend Apple's iPhone 7 launch party https://www.theregister.com/2016/09/07/reg_effort_to_attend_iphone_7_launch/ https://www.theregister.com/2016/09/07/reg_effort_to_attend_...
- disown 6y agoAccess journalism has been around since journalism began. Much of journalism is just a segment of the advertisement industry.