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I don't know how you came out of my comment with this response. What I'm saying is there is already plenty of better (or just-as-good, or near-good) sources of

by ar_lan 3y ago

I don't know how you came out of my comment with this response. What I'm saying is there is already plenty of better (or just-as-good, or near-good) sources of journalism. I did not even know BuzzFeed News was separate from BuzzFeed, so why would I waste my time even looking into them when: * There are already decent news outlets * My only perception of BuzzFeed is that their quality is extremely sub-par, which is by their own doing. In the competition for my attention, I'd rather lose out on a possible diamond in the rough that is BuzzFeed News, then subject myself to the far likelier possibility that BuzzFeed News was really just more "BuzzFeed". In this edge case, that filter is wrong, but ask yourself - if Fox News came out with a new source that was of Pulitzer-worthy quality and was honestly unbiased, would you still give it the time of day? I still wouldn't, because the chances it adds something of value higher than my current level of journalism consumption is much lower then the chances that this magical "Fox News" offshoot is actually something decent.

jollofricepeas 3y ago
You may be hoping for something that does not exist. Maybe just maybe Buzzfeed did both because in the end it’s the only way that journalism has been able to survive. In the end you entertain and inform because to inform only means to go out of business. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pulitzer https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pulitzer “In the 1890s the fierce competition between his World and William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal caused both to develop the techniques of yellow journalism, which won over readers with sensationalism, sex, crime and graphic horrors. The wide appeal reached a million copies a day and opened the way to mass-circulation newspapers that depended on advertising revenue (rather than cover price or political party subsidies) and appealed to readers with multiple forms of news, gossip, entertainment and advertising. Pulitzer's name is best known for the Pulitzer Prizes established in 1917 as a result of his endowment to Columbia University. The prizes are given annually to recognize and reward excellence in American journalism, photography, literature, history, poetry, music, and drama. Pulitzer founded the Columbia School of Journalism by his philanthropic bequest; it opened in 1912.”

by ar_lan 3y ago

jollofricepeas 3y ago

You may be hoping for something that does not exist. Maybe just maybe Buzzfeed did both because in the end it’s the only way that journalism has been able to survive. In the end you entertain and inform because to inform only means to go out of business. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pulitzer https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pulitzer “In the 1890s the fierce competition between his World and William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal caused both to develop the techniques of yellow journalism, which won over readers with sensationalism, sex, crime and graphic horrors. The wide appeal reached a million copies a day and opened the way to mass-circulation newspapers that depended on advertising revenue (rather than cover price or political party subsidies) and appealed to readers with multiple forms of news, gossip, entertainment and advertising. Pulitzer's name is best known for the Pulitzer Prizes established in 1917 as a result of his endowment to Columbia University. The prizes are given annually to recognize and reward excellence in American journalism, photography, literature, history, poetry, music, and drama. Pulitzer founded the Columbia School of Journalism by his philanthropic bequest; it opened in 1912.”