If journalists want to criticize the anything-goes ethos of Facebook, it’s only fair to note when news organizations’ hunger for scale leads them down the same problematic path.
A combined GannHouse (Gatenett?) would own 1 out of every 6 daily newspapers in America. The goal? Buy two or three more years to figure out how to make money in digital.
“We’re ultimately trying to do this as small and nimble as possible so that we can be seeing what’s working and throw out what’s not — and quickly being able to shift in a way that’s a little bit harder when you’re working with a 150-year-old newspaper.”
Schmidt, Christine. "Hey comment mods, you doin’ okay? A new study shows moderating uncivil comments reduces the moderator’s trust in news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 18 Jul. 2019. Web. 25 Apr. 2024.
APA
Schmidt, C. (2019, Jul. 18). Hey comment mods, you doin’ okay? A new study shows moderating uncivil comments reduces the moderator’s trust in news. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/07/hey-comment-mods-you-doin-okay-a-new-study-shows-moderating-uncivil-comments-reduces-the-moderators-trust-in-news/
Chicago
Schmidt, Christine. "Hey comment mods, you doin’ okay? A new study shows moderating uncivil comments reduces the moderator’s trust in news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 18, 2019. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/07/hey-comment-mods-you-doin-okay-a-new-study-shows-moderating-uncivil-comments-reduces-the-moderators-trust-in-news/.
Wikipedia
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