The future of journalism
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The future of journalism
As the internet of things replaces journalism (which has pretty much abandoned any sense of standards anyway), the assembled multitudes will dictate what is news and what is not.
With sex and scandals being the best sellers, are we heading for journalism standards once reserved for p3 of the Daily Mirror, Fox News or The Sun?
Salacious news sells, sports news sells, honest, ethical journalism does not.
As the Romans said, 'panem et circunses'...
Has our desire to be one with everyone/play God back-fired?
With sex and scandals being the best sellers, are we heading for journalism standards once reserved for p3 of the Daily Mirror, Fox News or The Sun?
Salacious news sells, sports news sells, honest, ethical journalism does not.
As the Romans said, 'panem et circunses'...
Has our desire to be one with everyone/play God back-fired?
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Re: The future of journalism
"Journalism is not a profession or a trade. It is a cheap catch-all for fuckoffs and misfits - a false doorway to the backside of life, a filthy piss-ridden little hole nailed off by the building inspector, but just deep enough for a wino to curl up from the sidewalk and masturbate like a chimp in a zoo-cage." –
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Re: The future of journalism
You possibly meant circenses - I don't think 'grammar nazi' can be called when OP quotes the Romans.
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Re: The future of journalism
You mean something like what ericsank posted here?vladimir wrote:As the internet of things replaces journalism (which has pretty much abandoned any sense of standards anyway), the assembled multitudes will dictate what is news and what is not.
ericsank wrote:You see, if A is the truth about something and B is what people believe it is, then it is the aggregate belief itself in the deceptive statement -- that B equals A -- that fuels the growth in the deception (B-A)². In other words, the more people believe it, the louder the bang:
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Re: The future of journalism
The line is blurred between activism and journalism. Especially in this country. 20somethings writing about lakeside from Browns coffee. Pathetic.
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Re: The future of journalism
Classic! One of my favs.phuketrichard wrote:"Journalism is not a profession or a trade. It is a cheap catch-all for fuckoffs and misfits - a false doorway to the backside of life, a filthy piss-ridden little hole nailed off by the building inspector, but just deep enough for a wino to curl up from the sidewalk and masturbate like a chimp in a zoo-cage." –
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Re: The future of journalism
I like the way journalism is painting itself these days. People need to be more aware that there's really no such thing as "unbiased" journalism.
I wish people required more fact checks before believing something they read, regardless of which prestige media outlet runs it.
The news is full of attention whores running around the globe making something out of nothing to sell a story.
I think this is all just proof that the planet is just getting stupider by the day. Even the so-called "forward thinkers" post the stupidest shit on Facebook these days and they think they're being so clever. They go on Facebook every day just to tell everyone else how stupid they are for spending on their time on Facebook.
I do love this age of the internet though. Some idiot in my office yesterday was telling everyone he could read 4,000 words a minute, LoL. I told him I thought that was bullshit. He said it at least 3,500. I wanted to see it. I finally googled a few things about speed readers in front of everyone. After a few calculations he finally has to admit he could probably only read 1,500 words a minute, LoL (which I still don't believe).
People need to question everything they read and hear. Sadly they don't. I think the media is finally realizing just how much ridiculous bullshit they can get away with and are running with it.
With all the "news" stories they run on celebrities these days, I consider them all tabloids.
I wish people required more fact checks before believing something they read, regardless of which prestige media outlet runs it.
The news is full of attention whores running around the globe making something out of nothing to sell a story.
I think this is all just proof that the planet is just getting stupider by the day. Even the so-called "forward thinkers" post the stupidest shit on Facebook these days and they think they're being so clever. They go on Facebook every day just to tell everyone else how stupid they are for spending on their time on Facebook.
I do love this age of the internet though. Some idiot in my office yesterday was telling everyone he could read 4,000 words a minute, LoL. I told him I thought that was bullshit. He said it at least 3,500. I wanted to see it. I finally googled a few things about speed readers in front of everyone. After a few calculations he finally has to admit he could probably only read 1,500 words a minute, LoL (which I still don't believe).
People need to question everything they read and hear. Sadly they don't. I think the media is finally realizing just how much ridiculous bullshit they can get away with and are running with it.
With all the "news" stories they run on celebrities these days, I consider them all tabloids.
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Re: The future of journalism
The biggest problem these days is this: So many people talking all day long about so little.
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