![]() ![]() Although TNR resisted stories that were pure clickbait, it turned to “sponsored” corporate content. And users are more likely to share gossipy topics than long-form pieces. The way to get more clicks is by increasing “virality”. ![]() Web advertising depends on how many times your article is viewed. Instead, TNR fell under the same financial pressures as its peers. Foer hoped to re-establish the magazine as an outpost of serious journalism. It’s his stint at the latter publication that fuels his theme. That’s the area Foer understands well, from his career as a writer and editor at The Atlantic, Slate, and The New Republic. Unfortunately, the book doesn’t deliver on its broad promise.Ī more accurate title would have been, “How Amazon and the Free Web Are Destroying Journalism”. Franklin Foer’s World Without Mind bears an ominous sub-title: “The Existential Threat of Big Tech”. ![]()
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