"the kind of wide ranging investigations that society needs. " -- I'm sorry, but most of these "journalists" wouldn't know a "wide ranging investigation" if they ran over it with their e-bikes.
HI Albert. What do you think about Google shutting down links to news? I agree there's not enough investigative work, but trust me employers do not like getting legal letters. Lawyers cost money that is rapidly going away. What are your complaints about the media? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
I've been retired for 7 years now. I just dug out two articles I wrote for the Daily Illini in 1968, and then asked AI to critique them. You might enjoy this:
I actually think that the headline and the snippet is often enough for casual readers , and the claim "we drive traffic to your site is disingenuous." Google is definitely ripping them off.
More people are getting their information from Reddit threads which most often include people tearing down real reporting and disparaging it as MSM, or something produced by "Mainstream Media." That company's content is now as valuable as reporting paid for by The New York Times.
Ah...Reddit surely has its blemishes, as well as virtues. The audience for news increasingly wants a chance to "talk back" to its providers. Well-moderated forums, ideally at the provider site, supply this, but are costly to maintain. I think the NY Times, for one, could afford more of them. Then, of course, there's sharp disagreement over what is legitimate comment.
I am a voracious reader of comments next to news stories although people do get off topic fast and always seem to route all problems back to the fault of one party or another.
(Former Googler here, not in News or Search)
"the kind of wide ranging investigations that society needs. " -- I'm sorry, but most of these "journalists" wouldn't know a "wide ranging investigation" if they ran over it with their e-bikes.
HI Albert. What do you think about Google shutting down links to news? I agree there's not enough investigative work, but trust me employers do not like getting legal letters. Lawyers cost money that is rapidly going away. What are your complaints about the media? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
I've been retired for 7 years now. I just dug out two articles I wrote for the Daily Illini in 1968, and then asked AI to critique them. You might enjoy this:
https://albertcory50.substack.com/p/ai-does-journalism
I actually think that the headline and the snippet is often enough for casual readers , and the claim "we drive traffic to your site is disingenuous." Google is definitely ripping them off.
Glad to discover your work. Thanks for sharing this. Seems we are all biased.
Help me with this reference: see themselves being outflanked by “MSM,” haters who flourish in online forums pulling down real reporting.
More people are getting their information from Reddit threads which most often include people tearing down real reporting and disparaging it as MSM, or something produced by "Mainstream Media." That company's content is now as valuable as reporting paid for by The New York Times.
Ah...Reddit surely has its blemishes, as well as virtues. The audience for news increasingly wants a chance to "talk back" to its providers. Well-moderated forums, ideally at the provider site, supply this, but are costly to maintain. I think the NY Times, for one, could afford more of them. Then, of course, there's sharp disagreement over what is legitimate comment.
I am a voracious reader of comments next to news stories although people do get off topic fast and always seem to route all problems back to the fault of one party or another.