Brewster KahleJun 3, 2024

"Saving the First Draft of History:

When news sites suddenly shut down and former URLs are sold to the highest bidder, saving a publisher's archive becomes a time-consuming and rigorous full-time job in the digital age."

nice piece featuring @mark of the Internet Archive Wayback Machine!

https://niemanreports.org/articles/saving-the-first-draft-of-history/

Saving the First Draft of History | Nieman Reports

Archiving wasn’t perfect in the analog days, but preserving journalism in the digital age is increasingly complicated, writes Gabe Bullard.

Nieman Reports
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@brewsterkahle @mark

It's not just the websites. As local media buildings are sold off by the hedge fund looters and any remaining staff sent home to work remotely, physical records -- clip files, photos, film negatives -- often are thrown into the trash.

Jun 3, 2024 at 8:04pmWeb