Tuesday, Michael Golden, vice chairman of The New York Times Co., visited the Missourian newsroom and said something I find interesting but rather troubling.
He said the media had to become more individualized for each person. He compared the media experience, or what it should be, to the Facebook experience. What I see on my Facebook wall is different than what Ashley sees on hers.
But, is that really how I want my New York Times experience to be?
To me, that kind of mentality gets us into dangerous territory. People won’t get the news they need. Instead, they’ll just get what they want.
We live now in a world of affinity-based media, where citizens can and do construct echo chambers of their own beliefs. It is altogether too easy to feel “informed” without ever encountering information that challenges our prejudices.
From a conversation between Glenn Greenwald and a New York Times opinion writer.
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