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Lou_Morris
Sep 04, 2014Explorer
FWIW, just a word about the veracity of today's Forbes. A close relative recently left the company after a few years on the revenue side. They are ALL about getting you to click. Editorial integrity long ago was subsumed by the Darwinian requirement to generate clicks and unique views and more views, all leading to more ad revenue. It must be noted that they are one of the few old school mags to actually generate growth in the vicious transition to the digital era. I'm not arguing the right or wrongness of their approach, and I agree that no change meant death, but to call their current output "journalism" is always an iffy proposition.
All of that's to say, if this headline made you click, they got all they wanted. And if you think their brand validates the news they are reporting and you invest your beliefs accordingly, well, proceed with caution.
And sadly, they were just bought by China...
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28380634
All of that's to say, if this headline made you click, they got all they wanted. And if you think their brand validates the news they are reporting and you invest your beliefs accordingly, well, proceed with caution.
And sadly, they were just bought by China...
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28380634
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