The author's argument that news sites should go native and (presumably) forgo web ignores the fact that the web is highly shareable and discoverable, where nati

The author's argument that news sites should go native and (presumably) forgo web ignores the fact that the web is highly shareable and discoverable, where native apps are a walled garden. Ignoring news sites' need to generate revenue for a moment, the ability for a user to search the web for a particular topic and discover a relevant news article from three years ago is a built-in advantage for the web. You can't duplicate that on a native app.