STOP MOURNING AND START COMPETING

Why legacy news media must evolve to stay relevant in a fragmented digital landscape

- BY STEVE CLEMONS | Special to Gulf News

There is a hubris and inappropriate self-confidence among mainstream media that their practices and approaches to media are sound, and new entrants are unsound. They purport to present fact-checked truths while pointing to new media as promulgators of disinformation, poor journalism, AI-assisted deep fakes, and propaganda.

Let me offer some perspective on the fragmentation of media and what it means for society.