Peter Thiel’s Lawyer Isn’t Stopping His War on Journalists

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Silicon Valley billionaire and Donald Trump delegate Peter Thiel has defended his legal attack against Gawker Media by claiming the company “routinely published thinly sourced, nasty articles that attacked and mocked people.” At the same time, he has insisted that reporters should not be alarmed by his role in destroying an independent media outlet. “It’s precisely because I respect journalists that I do not believe they are endangered by fighting back against Gawker,” he told the New York Times.

Passing thoughts

The AP tweet

News is mobile, news is breaking, news is interdependent

Gawker case - democratisation of the media? Find some blogs,

They had a dream. The internet would democratise information. Mews would no longer be under the control of big media, big government, invested ...

They would be pure and clear and honest. Unlike the Mainstream Media

Think alt-right and their proclaimations about msm

The failure of the BBC and ITN covering Brexit debate

Get quote today from the electoral reform people

The technology was in the hands of few.  Media was in the hands of the Few, but our few was better than their few. Our hands were clean, theirs were dirty. Spoilt by wealth, and political influence.

Then came the Flame Wars. To the surprise, not everyone was as nice" as the 

These nasty people even had a name Trolls ... ((That guy thrown off twitter)

Trolls rejoiced in their name

Then the Facebook algorithm. If you liked or read a story, that's what you like, so here's more. No ability to explore ... Surfing the web.