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How does this help with information overload? It looks like a new channel of information to add to the existing flows. What am I missing? If it's reporters not
by mfer 6y ago
How does this help with information overload? It looks like a new channel of information to add to the existing flows. What am I missing?
If it's reporters notes (like the site says) it means what consumers get isn't distilled into the flow of a story that informs. That is left up to people who consume to do and to do that they need to get all the details. Sounds overwhelming to me. Or, am I missing something?
- nillium 6y agoIt does not try to tame the existing firehose, but instead gives a new stream that is limited to only to trustworthy journalists who are bound by our editorial policy (https://www.forthapp.com/docs/policy.html https://www.forthapp.com/docs/policy.html), and with substantive updates. We know people go to Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/etc to read news because of the convenience, even if it can be riddled with misinformation or just low quality information (i.e. "7 celebrities without makeup!"). We're taking that convenience and backing it up with journalistic integrity.