Oct 29 2011: Right, not solve itself magically, but rather there is now an ecosystem in which information can be more easily cross referenced and expressed which makes for a crowd sourced, group think, auto correct of sorts.
Transparency can't be had, it can only be a judgement made by outsiders armed with information.
Everyone does the vetting and everyone is vetted. Lack of credibility becomes blatantly obvious and the fear of top-down misinformation becomes less of a threat. Not necessarily because of anything a big organization did itself, but because the ecosystem does a better job at "keeping 'em honest" :)
Oct 28 2011: It doesn't matter in the traditional sense. This problem is solving itself. This is a generation X question in a soon to be generation Z world. Information flows sideways. "Mainstream media" is less significant than ever and that trend will continue naturally as the population with older generation mindset is replaced by new minds that practice information consumption and collaboration in a more global, social, and less vulnerable fashion.
Media companies are being more transparent. Not because they want to be, but because they have to be. Those that lack transparency and thrive have latched on to the ever decreasing population of "traditional media thinkers". Time will ultimately solve that problem.
There is no such thing as an unbiased opinion and there doesn't need to be. The freedom comes with *many* biased opinions (eg. information) and common sense.
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Transparency can't be had, it can only be a judgement made by outsiders armed with information.
Everyone does the vetting and everyone is vetted. Lack of credibility becomes blatantly obvious and the fear of top-down misinformation becomes less of a threat. Not necessarily because of anything a big organization did itself, but because the ecosystem does a better job at "keeping 'em honest" :)
A comment on Conversation: What is the importance of building transparency in news media, and what would like to see? Any risks?
Media companies are being more transparent. Not because they want to be, but because they have to be. Those that lack transparency and thrive have latched on to the ever decreasing population of "traditional media thinkers". Time will ultimately solve that problem.
There is no such thing as an unbiased opinion and there doesn't need to be. The freedom comes with *many* biased opinions (eg. information) and common sense.