Was journalism of pre-internet better than today?
There’s an argument that pre-internet they had a reliable source of revenue which enabled them to do more investigative work—
and that the biz model shift to online advertising meant they now had to produce hits all the time.
There’s an argument that pre-internet they had a reliable source of revenue which enabled them to do more investigative work—
and that the biz model shift to online advertising meant they now had to produce hits all the time.
But the same social media platforms that changed the biz of journalism also changed our perceptions of it
Was past journalism actually better, or was it always the same & we just thought it great out of ignorance?
How would coverage of Kennedy, FDR, held up under social media?
Was past journalism actually better, or was it always the same & we just thought it great out of ignorance?
How would coverage of Kennedy, FDR, held up under social media?
Walter Duranty won the Pulitzer in 1930s for his reporting on the USSR.
We later learned that he protected Stalin by denying war crimes.
In the 90s there were calls to take away his Pulitzer but he kept it.
How many other false stories pre-social media were never overturned?
We later learned that he protected Stalin by denying war crimes.
In the 90s there were calls to take away his Pulitzer but he kept it.
How many other false stories pre-social media were never overturned?
