[ NNSquad ] Must read from Washington Post ombudsman: The risks of content aggregration, and its human toll

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Must read from Washington Post ombudsman: The risks of content
aggregration, and its human toll

"The Post fails a young blogger"

http://j.mp/Jg7ZRO  (Washington Post)

   "They said that they felt as if they were out there alone in digital
    land, under high pressure to get Web hits, with no training, little
    guidance or mentoring and sparse editing. Guidelines for aggregating
    stories are almost nonexistent, they said. And they believe that, even
    if they do a good job, there is no path forward. Will they one day
    graduate to a beat, covering a crime scene, a city council or a school
    board? They didn't know. So some left; others are thinking of
    quitting."

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--Lauren--
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