This trend seems to be accelerating rapidly, judging from the internal battles taking place at e.g. Vox and the NYT.https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1136962504343662592 …
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If there are going to be politically neutral news organizations in the future, they might have to be designed explicitly for that purpose by adding one new principle: assume the staff will have different opinions, and none is allowed to tell another what to say or not say.
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It may be that most people just want their preconceptions confirmed, but I think there is some market for neutral news. And it could be valuable out of proportion to its size, because the people in it would probably be both smarter and richer than the rest of the population.
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But is it possible to have neutral news? At best one could be within boundaries but not neutral.
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What if you paid for the news in arrears based on how correct it is ten days later? Journalists get paid x for publishing, y for being right.
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Love this idea. You'd get a trend of articles having large figurative error bars to be found correct (good, they had to spell out both sides). But spicy writers should get higher bonuses for correct tight predictions
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I’ve significantly cut down the amount of sources I read each morning since signing up for http://thenewpaper.co ~9 mo ago. They’re efficient and nothing’s secretly an op-ed
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If eyeballs are the currency, don't see how a private market for neutral news can exist in a state of constant conflict of interest, IMO it'd need to be a public service funded by the Govt. BBC UK and ABC news Aus are "more neutral" sources because of this, but not perfect.
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BBC writers aren't primarily working for eyeballs, but the esteem of their peers. A groupthink suffuses their writings and choice of topics.
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They just need to tell the truth and protect the disadvantaged. There is a big market for truth and plenty of disadvantaged. Also they still suck at online distribution and discovery. Most Youtubers have more reach by just telling people to hit the bell.
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News cannot be completely neutral because you have to pick which news to report and which to leave out. You also have to pick order and availability
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e.g. just look at the success of Joe Rogan, currently the most politically neutral news organization in the US.
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