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Algorithms give us what we want. Not what we SAY we want, but what our behaviors SHOW that we want. The algorithm is merely a mirror - if we don't like who is staring back, it's on us.
"...a lot of people doing “journalism” or calling themselves “journalists” these days are no longer working in traditional journalism jobs for traditional digital or print newsrooms. The BLS data, for example, might not include digital producers or podcasters because there aren’t occupation codes for those jobs. That doesn’t mean they aren’t journalism." https://www.recode.net/2019/2/25/18224696/chart-transition-journalism-public-relations-content-social-media-jobs
This is a piece I wrote nearly nine years ago, about the coming trajectory of journalism-related professions.
There are some very important insights here, but the biggest are:
1) People don't know how journalism is made.
2) People don't know how journalists are paid.
3) Wide range of opinion about reporters throwing shade.An idea to pair A.I. with Human Eyes to slow the spread of fake news. https://medium.com/newco/how-to-detect-fake-news-in-real-time-9fdae0197bfd
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