MSN Start page publishes same fake news stories for months
MSN Start runs the same click bait articles for months on end. Because the algorithm is generating sufficient click bait hits.
One content site labels the others as “20-somethings churning out clickbait”
“Unlike many sites, we’re not a warehouse staffed by 20-somethings churning out clickbait.”
Media: The evolution of media spin
AP stealth edits an article from really badly written to just badly written. It’s pretty bad.
Media: Activist journalism is the new media
If you thought journalists reported on past events, you are out of date. Today’s journalists are expected to advocate to shape the world the way they believe it should be. This is no longer “reporting”. Kosovo 2.0 was founded as a new type of journalistic platform for Kosovo, the region and beyond — a platform that rejects the tabloidization of important issues. We are committed to explanatory, contextual and narrative journalism, where storytelling is not just about documenting the world…
Media: “Negativity drives online news consumption – PubMed (nih.gov)”
“Negative words in news headlines increased consumption rates (and positive words decreased consumption rates).