Tag: news cycle
The News Cycle is Broken, and I’m Tired of Pretending It’s Not
I'm Done with the Charade Look, I've been in this business for 22 years. That's right, since the early 2000s when we still called it 'journalism' with a straight face. I started at a tiny...
The News Industry’s Identity Crisis: Why I’m Still Here After 20 Years
Look, I'm Not Supposed to Admit This But the news industry is in a real mess. I've been at this for 21 years, and honestly, I'm not sure how much longer I can keep doing...
The News Cycle is Broken, and We’re All to Blame
Look, I've Had It Up to Here It's 11:30pm on a Tuesday, and I'm staring at my screen, scrolling through news alerts. Again. I'm Martha, by the way. Senior editor at a major publication, 22...
The News We Don’t Talk About: How Aberdeen’s Local Journalism is Failing Us
Look, I'm gonna say it Local journalism is dying. And not just dying, it's being murdered. Slowly. Painfully. And Aberdeen's scene? It's one of the worst offenders. I should know, I've been covering news here...
The News Cycle is Broken, and We’re All to Blame
Let's Talk About the Mess We're In Look, I've been in this game for 22 years. I started at a small paper in Glasgow, back when we still used typewriters (yeah, I'm that old). I've...