Comment Re:Completely WRONG direction to take. (Score 3, Interesting) 317
As a search engine Google is great.
The one beef I have about Google-driven news is in terms of me obtaining credible editorial for my company. I would much rather it was solicited by journo's genuinely interested in what we have to say, and offer, rather than print our PR verbatim.
When Joe Bloggs reads a press release in PC Mag he can see it for what it is, just another advertorial. Why should he believe it?
Nor do I believe it's an 100% positive change for the profession I am in in as it forces publications to pick up on wire service releases to please the advertisers; not the man in the street.
While that may bring home the bacon for one and all it certainly stifles investigative journalism, which means the man in the street - while happy to be fed kittypoo all day long - is left in the dark as to what is going on under his nose.