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A lot of modern journalism is already like this, it's a middle man between a number of sources (news agencies, PR offices, politicians) to a public. What's wors
by EdiX 13y ago
A lot of modern journalism is already like this, it's a middle man between a number of sources (news agencies, PR offices, politicians) to a public. What's worse is that usually the source wants the message spread as far and wide as possible, that's why journalism is having so many economic problems recently.
- seanccox 13y agoAgreed. The internet burst the bubble that news agencies possessed editorial integrity, and that has cost them business. This just helps online media transition faster in the direction of link bait bullshit. The only people who benefit from bot composition are the wealthy and powerful. I am glad the LA Times has disclosed their use of bots, and I hope others will do the same, so I can stop reading their 'work'.
- dragonwriter 13y ago> The internet burst the bubble that news agencies possessed editorial integrity, and that has cost them business. That's a nice explanation and particularly common since the 2000s, but the problem with it is that the decline in perception of most mainstream news sources (particularly newspapers) and the resulting decline in the industry was already widely discussed before the internet, as anything other than ARPANET, existed, and certainly before it was a major factor in public perception of the news.
- adestefan 13y agoThere is nothing modern about that. That's how journalism has always worked.