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[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The journalist does the leg work to produce novel news.

Just to add that in addition to novelty, journalists provide valuable services, like

  • holding up a mirror to the present culture
  • documenting and disseminating happenings
  • packaging up events into narratives

Not to say that you weren't including these in "novel news," but just to make it explicit.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Absolutely - I wanted to list interactions between regular users and someone who makes money with a platform.

After a bunch of Twitter users (including journalists) bounced off Mastodon when Elon bought it, the fediverse needs to understand why, and think about what it means to be a viable platform.