I know, I know, the WSJ is behind a pretty solid paywall. You really do have to pay to read it. And I know it’s owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. And some of you may be bothered that it has a really strong right-leaning editorial page.
All that changes nothing.
They have some of the best reporting going on in an era where there is a lot of good newspaper reporting going on:
Forget about all the “GOOGLE’S SO BIASED” nonsense and see how Google is shaping search
Must read from WSJ-Investigative reporting on Google search and rankings – Move beyond the conspiracies to reality // How Google Interferes With Its Search Algorithms and Changes Your Results // Yes, it’s likely behind a paywall. Good journalism often is. https://t.co/ZSe1YkpWPN
— RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) November 18, 2019
Surprise, surprise, the shaping is not done so much to match political goals as it is business goals. A long read, but worth it. And great example of use of graphics in online stories. And a great example of why the most vocal complaints about a media company may not correspond to what their real faults are.
How did a Goofy Music Selfie Site Become the Chinese Boogie Man of Social Media?
Is Tik Tok a harmless site for goofy videos or a tool for Chinese propaganda and surveilence. Can it be both? // TikTok Looking at Ways to Shake Off Its Ties to China – WSJ https://t.co/tSijJVE1La
— RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) November 18, 2019
How To Get Past That Darn Paywall