Category: Citizen Journalism

• Citizen Journalism

  Cegłowski on the threat algorithms pose to journalism

  The real story in this mess is not the threat that algorithms pose to Amazon shoppers, but the threat that algorithms pose to journalism. By forcing reporters to optimize every story for clicks, not giving them time to check or contextualize their reporting, and requiring them to race to publish…

  September 26, 2017
• Citizen Journalism Social Media

  Fox News Replaces Desks With 55″ Social Media Touchscreens

  This is not The Onion. Unveiled today, the Fox News Deck is where journalists will be on camera as they sift through posts on Twitter and Facebook to keep track of emerging news on GIANT 55-inch touchscreens. It’s gaudy and cheesy, but certainly a physical manifestation of the importance newsrooms…

  October 7, 2013