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The Untidy Reality of News Consumption in the Digital Era

The Messy Truth About News Consumption in the Digital Age

I'm Tired of Pretending News Is Clean Look, I've been editing news for 20-something years. I've seen it all. Or so I thought. Then came the internet. And social media. And now? I'm kinda exhausted. It's...
The Untidy Reality of News Consumption in the Digital Era

The Messy Truth About News Consumption in the Digital Age

We're All Addicted, Including Me Look, I'm gonna be honest here. I'm a news junkie. I've been chasing stories for 22 years, and I can't remember life before the constant hum of breaking news. I'm...
The Messy Truth About News: Why We're All in Trouble (And How to Fix It)

The Messy Truth About News: Why We’re All Screwed (And How to Fix It)

Look, I'm gonna be honest here I've been in this business for 22 years, and let me tell you, it's a completley different animal than it was back in '99 when I started at the...
The news cycle is broken, and we are all to blame.

The News Cycle is Broken, and We’re All to Blame

Let’s Talk About the Mess We’re In Okay, so I’ve been in this game for 22 years. That’s right, 22. I started back when people still called it ‘newspaper journalism.’ I remember when the internet...
The Untidy Reality of News in the Digital Era

The Messy Truth About News in the Digital Age

Look, We Need to Talk About News I’ve been editing news for 22 years. Twenty-two years. That’s longer than some of you have been alive, probably. And let me tell you, the state of news...
The Untidy Reality of News Consumption in the Digital Era

The Messy Truth About News Consumption in the Digital Age

I’m Old Enough to Remember Look, I’m gonna be honest with you. I’m old enough to remember when news was something you got from a newspaper or a nightly broadcast. No algorithms, no clickbait, just...
The Untidy Reality of News Consumption in the Digital Era

The Messy Truth About News Consumption in the Digital Age

I’m Old Enough to Remember Look, I’m gonna be honest here. I’m old enough to remember when news was something you got from a physical newspaper or the evening broadcast. None of this 24/7 news...
The News Is Broken, and We're All to Blame

The News Is Broken, and We’re All to Blame

Look, I’ve Been Doing This for 20 Years Let me tell you something, folks. I’ve been in this game since the Clinton administration, and let me tell you, the news is completley broken. I’m not...
The News Cycle's Broken Clock: Why We're All Losing Track of Time

The News Cycle’s Broken Clock: Why We’re All Losing Track of Time

Look, We've Got a Problem I was at a conference in Austin last March, swapping war stories with a colleague named Dave. We were talking about the old days, back when news had a schedule....

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