Thread by @Timcast

@beccalew Check out this article

theoutline.com/post/2156/mic-…

then two years later this one

huffpost.com/entry/mic-layo…

One of the videos you probably saw from me was inside Mic's headquarters

So yes, I'm speaking from experience having been an insider to these companies

Having been the first and founding member of Vice News and one of the first major hires for Fusion I spoke directly to marketing and PR staff about strategy.

These companies don't employ fact checkers

There is no strategy as a business in terms of presentation or personality

Just as a tweet is a candid thought so are most youtube videos

That has no bearing on the value of establishment news and if you look at what I'm developing youd see that

subverse.net

Churnalism is a common and rising problem I have also referenced which emerged as a result of politicized and costly news.

its cheaper and more lucrative to rewrite outrage than it is to send someone to hong kong.

I just sent someone to hong kong

Blaire white is not a journalist, she is a youtube vlogger same as most

Dave rubin does not host a behind the scenes vlog, he runs a TV style talk show

It seems like your recent article is mostly just about me

While these politicized digital outlets are collapsing mine is growing

We recently broke the crowd investment record raising 1M$ in 22 hours

We have contracted progressives and establishment journalists for news coverage

We are launching an editorially independent fact checking division.
Subverse is editorially independent from me and I have no say in what they cover

CNN meanwhile has direct intervention from the president and has shift almost exclusively to covering Trump

I think the context youre missing in your assessment is how news businesses are being run and how journalists are growing increasingly upset over the demand for what is called

"mission driven storytelling"

Thats what the marketing people call it

Many journalists have moved to marketing jobs

npr.org/2015/04/25/402…

The general capitalization of news has resulted in ragebait for clicks

Investors don't want to spend 300k on a field mission that generates low traffic

These companies then look for partisan activists who can write anger inducing content because its cheap, no field costs, high virality, high profit

While many journalists have quit, gone to PR, or capitulated, I am focusing my growth and resources on costly, low profitability field reporting

From launching VICE News, being regularly inside ABC news HQ in NYC, to now running several independent businesses

I tell you this as an involved expert and insider, as a member of ONA, and past speaker at Columbia, NYU, and ONA events

My final thought on regressive vs progressive that you missed is that it is specifically a reference to authoritarian tactics and ideologies mentioned even by David Graeber, the same critiques of Antifa as Noam Chomsky

everyone is tired of cancel culture, that is not reactionary