At Yahoo, Using Searches to Steer News Coverage
With the rise of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) protocols to drive traffic to news websites, journalist are now becoming curators of information. A new model has emerged: the public decides what is “newsworthy,” and editors feed that back to the public. How does this model impact investigative reporting projects in the long-run? -SMD New York Times Media and Advertising News By Jeremy W. Peters July 4, 2010 Welcome to the era of the algorithm as