The future of journalism is not you
Megan Lucero, Shirish Kulkarni,
Nieman Lab,
Dec 25, 2022
There are important lessons for education in this sequence of stories. "We have to face the truth," write Megan Lucero and Shirish Kulkarni. "Most mainstream news outlets create harm in our communities. They misrepresent, exploit experiences, scapegoat those experiencing marginalization," etc. They do this to promote commercial interests tied to their owners. For example, "in the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics." Another article warns, "the creator economy will be astroturfed." We need to "hold the platforms that incentivize outrage, harassment, and disinformation accountable, but we must also be sure not to replicate the flaws of traditional media in a new setting." Now while all of this describes news media, the same considerations hold for education.
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