Too Long; Didn't Read
In the more open, more open information sharing network that now exists between humans through social media, building up long term institutional credibility and heavily investing in reputation over years is not the best approach to propagating information. The more heavily interconnected substrate of information-sharing networks has changed the incentive structure around the media business and deteriorated the integrity of the press. What we consider “good” journalism is less fit for survival in this environment. Ad-hominem attacks rather than nuanced discussion of ideas appeal more easily to more people.