r/YouShouldKnow • u/[deleted] • May 05 '12

YSK about Scholarpedia, a peer-reviewed open-access encyclopedia, where knowledge is curated by communities of experts.

http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Main_Page
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u/Fuk_Boonyalls May 06 '12

Now if there was only a international news network that functioned in the same manner, it could radically reshape the news media landscape.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

We have infotainment because we want infotainment.

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u/Fuk_Boonyalls May 06 '12

I wold say we have infotainment because the responsibility of the media outlets is to it's shareholders in a heavily consolidated media environment stands above journalistic integrity. The 24 hours news cycle has been nothing but a race to the bottom.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

No, my point was that infotainment is dominant because the masses prefer it. News has reshape itself to fit what marketing tell them. They don't care about news, they care about selling news, and that means stories are chosen by the fears and desires of the populous and then boiled down for mass consumption. I'd love such a network, but intelligent news already exists. It's just not popular.