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Journalism: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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Sep 18, 2017
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rootlocus on
Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners
> there is no problem first off and malware is not how you would solve this fantasy of a "problem".If you think consuming content online without paying anything for it isn't a problem, you're wrong and it's not even debatable [1]. I'm not saying this is a good solution. I'm just pointing out it's not a "fantasy" of a problem.
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Jun 07, 2017
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abandonliberty on
WSJ Ends Google Users' Free Ride, Then Fades in Search Results
That's a very interesting thing to try to quantify. I would say they had _more_ integrity, but risks always existed. Reuters used to have a corporate structure that would prevent it from capture, and even that didn't guarantee impartiality.Multiple revenue streams (sales, classifieds) would make them less beholden to advertisers.
Of course they would still have to write material that sold!
I don't like to use John Oliver as a source, but there's some decent content in this:
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tangential to this is the fact that a lot of 'news' is repackaging an original source for each platformJohn Oliver had a great segment on this: https://youtu.be/bq2_wSsDwkQ
⬐ H4CK3RM4NAP has really increased in importance as a result of this.
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Nov 01, 2016
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themckman on
Gannett terminates pursuit of Tronc
I started my career as a Tribune employee (eventually working for a Tribune/Gannett joint venture). It was right after Sam Zell bought them. I recall him bringing in a million dollars in cash and placing on the floor of basement where our offices were as a sort of challenge to come up with some great idea and he'd fund it with that cash. I was young, impressionable, drunk and stupid, so, it was kind of exciting to see. Being from Chicago, I wish they'd do well, but every time I hear about them it usually just ends with me shaking my head at how silly whatever they're doing sounds. Tronc itself recently got the John Oliver treatment in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq2_wSsDwkQ.
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Aug 11, 2016
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arkadiyt on
Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington to step down
Here's the youtube link for those who are interested - it's 20m and a great watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=bq2_wSsDwkQ
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Aug 09, 2016
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walterbell on
A Spreadsheet’s Star Turn
John Oliver's recent show on "Journalism" included references to the Spotlight movie: https://youtube.com/watch?v=bq2_wSsDwkQ