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You probably shouldn't, because I'm often wrong and frequently drunk :-) In seriousness though, when a news story is breaking, I'd like the news website to pro
by billyhoffman 11y ago
You probably shouldn't, because I'm often wrong and frequently drunk :-)
In seriousness though, when a news story is breaking, I'd like the news website to provide meaningful commentary from educated and informed people who can contribute to the understanding of the event. I don't care about the lay persons opinion when I'm reading a New York Times story about a world event. I want to hear for someone knowledgeable.
A discussion site like HN is a completely different context with different expectations. I'm coming here for everyone's thoughts.
- fixxer 11y agoWith regard to meaningful commentary, that is a double edged sword. What you call meaning, I might call bias. Someone you call knowledgeable, I might call a shill. And vice versa. I've been thinking about data driven news for years now (I'm so fucking sick of Fox, MSNBC, et al.). Back to twitter, I actually do like the impact of 140 characters on how it compresses information. I would group the OP's article in with a first-person editorial, not journalism. I still read it and I think it merits follow up.
- marrs 11y agoI can see how someone could be comfortable with the quality of today's journalism in the sense that at least it's obviously bullshit. The trouble is that this means we're out of practice when we have to assess what appears to be real news.