DTM

Share this post

Freedom of Reach: how our local news landscapes have changed

www.charlottesvilledtm.com

Freedom of Reach: how our local news landscapes have changed

When Facebook arrived I thought that having to reveal your identity would make things better. Boy, was I wrong.

David McNair
Oct 7, 2020
∙ Paid
1
Share this post

Freedom of Reach: how our local news landscapes have changed

www.charlottesvilledtm.com
Share

Back in 2006, when The Hook, a now defunct alt-weekly I was working for in Charlottesville, Virginia, began putting all their stories online, one of the most dramatic changes was how the online comments under the stories grew. Sometimes there were as many as 400 comments under stories, with a greater word count than the story itself, and often the discu…

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
Previous
Next
© 2023 David McNair
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing