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Cool, I wasn't sure what you were talking about so your examples help. I'm not sure that the news industry is healthy and functioning, but I do know that world

by GuiA 12y ago

Cool, I wasn't sure what you were talking about so your examples help. I'm not sure that the news industry is healthy and functioning, but I do know that world citizens seem to be very happy living in a world of celebrity photos and memes and " listicles" these days. The fact that PG's examples are Perez Hilton and TechCrunch demonstrates that pretty well. The only thing that has really changed news is that now everyone has a camera on their phone and can post footage of events on Twitter, Instagram, etc. That stuff does bubble up to the top when it happens- I'm not quite sure where we can go from here. Put more cameraphones in the hands of oppressed citizens, sure. Besides that, I think the world of news is going to stay where it's been in the past couple years: ridiculously dumb websites for the masses (Buzzed et al.), sites with high quality content for extremely small niches (but a small niche of 10k people each paying $10 a year can easily support an independent journalists or two, so great), and cameraphone footage as primary sources for everything (which is wonderful- it's raised awareness tremendously in the recent years for things like police violence).

bradleysmith 12y ago
Appreciate your thought out reply. >I do know that world citizens seem to be very happy living in a world of celebrity photos and memes and " listicles" these days. Like they were happy using nokia 3600 phones before there were touch screens. Listen, I'm not saying it's a guaranteed money maker or something; I'm saying it's a category of industry that could use improvement and attention from startups. It is poised for profound change. >The only thing that has really changed news is that now everyone has a camera on their phone and can post footage of events on Twitter, Instagram, etc. That's very true. I've found it quite interesting that ordinary citizens have been breaking stories before professional journalists could even make it to scene for a number of years now. Makes me think the industry could use a change. I hope we could see more change than you predict, but wouldn't be surprised if you were right. I'll leave it at that. EDIT: Cut an unfinished thought.

by GuiA 12y ago

bradleysmith 12y ago

Appreciate your thought out reply. >I do know that world citizens seem to be very happy living in a world of celebrity photos and memes and " listicles" these days. Like they were happy using nokia 3600 phones before there were touch screens. Listen, I'm not saying it's a guaranteed money maker or something; I'm saying it's a category of industry that could use improvement and attention from startups. It is poised for profound change. >The only thing that has really changed news is that now everyone has a camera on their phone and can post footage of events on Twitter, Instagram, etc. That's very true. I've found it quite interesting that ordinary citizens have been breaking stories before professional journalists could even make it to scene for a number of years now. Makes me think the industry could use a change. I hope we could see more change than you predict, but wouldn't be surprised if you were right. I'll leave it at that. EDIT: Cut an unfinished thought.