You know, if there had been some serious investigative journalism prior to the current catastrophe into why the FDA was so bad at approving new technologies, we might all be in a better place. Instead we got thinkpieces on the dangers of scooters.
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What role do you think technology played in that degradation?
It has been enormously disruptive, from Craigslist taking away a huge source of revenue to Twitter et al tempting them to write clickbait. But ultimately it's up to journalists to decide if they're going to do good work.
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Not sure if anyone has done a sentiment analysis on Hacker News, but from what I can tell the things that rise to the top are 85% positive/neutral and 15% negative. Something to learn there about tech news coverage.
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"Never, ever, think about something else when you should be thinking about the power of incentives.”
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And Editors
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Having worked as a journalist and an editor, I have to say the economics of doing good journalism are simply not there. Incentives in the business are upside down. Good journalism is always money losing
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It wasn't money-losing for most of the 20th century. If you made the authoritative news source in a town, people would read it, and the local department store would advertise in it to reach them. That world alas has fallen to bits...
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The loss of differentiation between journalism and media roles both academically and along career paths is concerning, but people without job security form a mindset focused on transferable skills. The word 'ultimately' needs to follow the money.
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What is the motivation to produce high-effort content if the ad money is all just going to the social networks of selfies and memes? Blaming journalists is practically a pastime while we give more money and attention to the social networks every day.
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