Centre for Journalism: Journalism of lasting value? Really? Google’s Spotlight
Monday, 7 September 2009, 13:29 via Delicious/martinstabe
Ian Reeves: "[When] I had a quick look at the Spotlight page for a UK audience I was served with a top 5 that included two unremarkable blog postings from sports journalists, a picture caption from the Daily Mail about the christening of Charlotte Church's new baby, and an old Andy Murray match report from the US Open. The only item that came even close to fitting the "lasting value" description was from the New Yorker. ... Sorry Google, but maybe (gasp!) an algorithm might not be up to the job of defining journalism of lasting value. You could always hire a living, breathing editor to do it for you." Read More...
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