A lot of people have made similar points and something I wrote recently addresses them: http://www.annatarkov.com/47544133
In short: journalists do important work, but so do the people who spread their work around more widely and do it in a more personal and targeted way than the originating journalist ever could.
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Journalism needs pollinators
A lot of people have made similar points and something I wrote recently addresses them: http://www.annatarkov.com/47544133
In short: journalists do important work, but so do the people who spread their work around more widely and do it in a more personal and targeted way than the originating journalist ever could.