Dan Gillmor on Nostr: Sigh, the NY Times puts 3 reporters on the news that Big Social is no longer (as if ...
Sigh, the NY Times puts 3 reporters on the news that Big Social is no longer (as if it ever way) journalism's daddy -- with editors whimpering at the unfairness of it all.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/technology/news-social-media-traffic.html
Of course, the reporters and sources never even consider the possibility that journalism could work on creating its own social media platform(s).
It would be fairly easy for news orgs to set up Mastodon servers and verify their own journalists' accounts.
But feeling aggrieved is more satisfying.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/technology/news-social-media-traffic.html
Of course, the reporters and sources never even consider the possibility that journalism could work on creating its own social media platform(s).
It would be fairly easy for news orgs to set up Mastodon servers and verify their own journalists' accounts.
But feeling aggrieved is more satisfying.