AOL wants to kill all real journalists
This is pretty much a follow up post to my last one about content farms and mass produced articles that are cooked specifically for search engines. Instead of Demand Media, this time it is AOL. The iconic internet company is apparently making a huge push to expand their presence. They have executives going through all the departments and teaching their writers the “AOL way.” NEedless to say stubborn writers don’t like this one bit, and some of the documents have leaked. I haven’t even had time to read through all of it, but I thought it was important to post it, since this is the kind of mindless crap we will be competing against for the rest of our lives as writers. Found by the great people at the Shin Guardian. They are mostly soccer, but always good for a tip on journalism and media stories.
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