[lbo-talk] user-driven news: techie, silly, provincial

[Tayssir John Gabbour]

On 9/12/07, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> <http://www.journalism.org/node/7493>
> he Latest News Headlines—Your Vote Counts
> September 12, 2007
> If someday we have a world without journalists, or at least without
> editors, what would the news agenda look like? How would citizens
> make up a front page differently than professional news people?

Reddit commentors' reactions:
http://reddit.com/info/2ohps/comments

Reddit has a good focus on politics, and fairly often something I see
there later pops up here on LBO-talk. Commentators have pointed out
helpful info on things like critiques of democratic workplaces:
http://reddit.com/info/1mv0t/comments/c1n6j8?context=5

I've tried to look at Digg a couple times, but it didn't interest me.

   'And their attitudes towards newspapers are especially

    alarming. Only 9 percent describe us as trustworthy, a scant 8

    percent find us useful, and only 4 percent of respondents think

    we're entertaining. Among major news sources, our beloved newspaper

    is the least likely to be the preferred choice for local, national

    or international news going forward.'

    -- Rupert Murdoch <http://www.newscorp.com/news/news_247.html>

Tayssir