Okay, folks. I was *going* to write about cool new science today, but instead we have to talk about media layoffs.
There are many articles sounding the alarm about all the lost jobs. I go one further than some, though, by highlighting that the quality of our news is *already* gutted. Today, I talk about some of the social directions (product reviews! AI content! gutted democracy!) we can expect until we pass policy that recenters news media as a vital public enterprise.
https://onlysky.media/mclark/downsized-news-media-ai-futures-and-democratic-losses/
@MLClark This is an incredibly balanced and informative article. I'm one of those types that has very little to no faith in the news. I always assumed I'm being lied to, or sold to somewhere when I'm reading most articles.
I use ground news, and hit the neutral button, I find that works pretty well.
Ground News is keeping a lot of us sane(ish) these days, methinks!
Thank you for taking the time to read this one, Becca - and that is *high, high* praise, so thank you for that, too. I'll try to keep myself worthy of it!
@MLClark I am ADHD brained, so I often get half way through and then a butterfly distracts me or something and that's the game.
But good data paired with rock solid, well organized writing, is often enough to hook me and get me through a piece. You do that particularly well, and I see nothing in that piece, but an effort towards a well researched and fair analysis leading to a nuanced conclusion.