{"id":109,"date":"2011-01-12T01:49:32","date_gmt":"2011-01-12T01:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=109"},"modified":"2011-01-12T01:49:32","modified_gmt":"2011-01-12T01:49:32","slug":"death-of-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2011\/01\/12\/death-of-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Death of News"},"content":{"rendered":"

the real problem isn’t the impending death of newspapers, but the impending death of news<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This analysis of the decline of newspapers (Salon<\/a>) argues that losing access to newspapers offers more of a problem than the lose of the familiar format in which we get our news. The problem is that the likely repacement will offer some important limitations. Gone will be<\/p>\n

reporting by trained journalists who know the subject, have developed sources on all sides, strive for objectivity and are working with editors<\/a> who check their facts, steer them in the right direction and are a further check against unwarranted assumptions, sloppy thinking and reporting, and conscious or unconscious bias.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The problems of quality content in combination with the things we are likely to focus on if left to pursue our own interests are argued to result in a less informed public.<\/p>\n

The post asks an intriguing question – should the “news” be subsidized (for our own good).<\/p>\n

This is an interest post – a combination of Cult of the Amateur <\/a>and the unique advantage of discovery as distinct from search<\/a>.<\/p>\n

BTW – MIT World offers a recent discussion of the Future of the News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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