Near-Collapse of ZTE May Be China’s Sputnik Moment

Re:Near-Collapse of ZTE May Be China’s Sputnik Moment by nvarsj on Monday June 11, 2018 @03:04AM (#17282367)

Quite the opposite. Instead, the floodgates have been opened to anyone, like the Russian government, with free access to powerful media platforms if you have the capital. Prior to that the mass media was in the hands of only a few, all based in the US. Control of the masses has been API'd. Basically, China should have bought more Facebook ads.

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Re:Near-Collapse of ZTE May Be China’s Sputnik Moment by varjag on Monday June 11, 2018 @05:41AM (#17282996)

Looks like you both argue for the same thing.

In times before, news distribution was subject to editorial process and basic standards of journalism. Not that it wasn't without own issues, but it helped sort out outright lunacy, bigotry and conspiracy theories.

Distribution in 2010s bypasses that and mass media are now secondary to social network rumour mills. The political outcomes worldwide and deterioration of Western democracies are related to this.

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Re:Near-Collapse of ZTE May Be China’s Sputnik Moment by JKCalhoun on Monday June 11, 2018 @10:32AM (#17284522)

Not sure they are arguing the same.

"Editorial process and basic standards of journalism" is not "cultural elitism" — it's what we had, lost, and now desperately need again.

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