Dan Gillmor on Nostr: It's July, which means the countless media orgs that claim to do journalism will run ...
It's July, which means the countless media orgs that claim to do journalism will run lengthy stories on this super-important topic: Amazon's "Prime Day" sale.
The articles will all link to products which, if bought by readers who click the links so helpfully included in the articles, will result in a cut of the selling price being collected by -- of course -- the media organization.
It's embarrassing.
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