Thread by @aparanjape

'Washington Post public editor: The powerful have realized they don’t need the Post'

"THIS MONTH we learned that Tesla.... has done away with its media relations department—effectively formalizing an informal policy of ignoring reporters."

cjr.org/public_editor/… (via @balajis)

"We are living through a historic, technology-fueled shift in the balance of power between the media and its subjects. The subjects are winning."

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"The internet in general—and social media platforms in particular—have destroyed one of the media’s most important sources of power: being the only place that could offer access to an audience."

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"... journalism, particularly at the highest level, is about raw power. It is about bringing important people to heel, on behalf of the public."

cjr.org/public_editor/… via @CJR