Johannes Ullrich (maybe not a bot)Anybody else subscribing to the online version of their local newspaper out of pity? I mean… it is bad… I hardly read it… I am not sure they even have local staff. They appear to be copying press releases. They do not add value/context to current events. The articles are riddled with spelling and grammar issues. There appears to be no proof reading but a simple spellcheck. But well, I feel bad for them and somehow think a local newspaper is still important :(
Rich Smith "
" (Ace Tomato Company)@jullrich it's not unheard of that some content would be outsourced and copied press releases. It varies by news outlet. See this article from 2012. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/07/fake-bylines-and-outsourced-writers-how-journatic-does-journalism/326238/
Fake Bylines And Outsourced Writers: How Journatic Does Journalism
Journatic, a company that provides hyper-local stories to media outlets, was called out by This American Life this weekend for using fake bylines on stories from their Blockshopper.com. While that is surface-level bad, the whole operation seems deeply sinister for supporters of shoe-leather journalism.