Credder Wants to Create an Equivalent to “Rotten Tomatoes” for News
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#2But who freshens the freshmen?
Re: Credder Wants to Create an Equivalent to “Rotten Tomatoes” for News
#3> In order to be vetted as an individual critic, you should meet the following guidelines:
Written
> • Consistent output for a minimum of two years.
> • Demonstrated film/TV coverage at a publication outside of a self-published website. If you are a self-publishing critic, your reviews should reflect our key values.
Having journalist rate other journalists won't serve as a good filter on the actual quality of reporting. They may pick up on technical errors, but it doesn't address the large problem with modern reporting, which is inaccuracies or misstatements on technical topics. I'd rather have a review system of SME specific to the topic discussed.
For instance, an article written on some AI breakthrough would be critiqued by researchers in that field.
I understand that would be more difficult as it would greatly increase the number of reviewers required, but on the flip side a single reviewer would likely be more representative of her industry. I frankly don't care what other journalists think about the work of their peers since they all have the same biases
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#4Taking a look at the Rotten Tomatoes “Top 100 Films of All Time” list [1], I’m not exactly sure why it’s a model to be replicated. It’s extremely obvious that “top” means “popular and/or most advertised.”
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#5> In order to be vetted as an individual critic, you should meet the following guidelines: Written > • Consistent output for a minimum of two years. > • Demonstrated film/TV coverage at a publication outside of a self-published website. If you are a self-publishing critic, your reviews should reflect our key values. Having journalist rate other journalists won't serve as a good filter on the actual quality of reporti…
*his or her
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#6What will happen here is what happens with all sites which attempt to curate news or check facts: people who disagree with the site's conclusions will write it off as propaganda. Using "professional" journalists or "domain experts" at all will be a red flag for people who believe mainstream media and science only serves political and corporate interests.
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#7Taking a look at the Rotten Tomatoes “Top 100 Films of All Time” list [1], I’m not exactly sure why it’s a model to be replicated. It’s extremely obvious that “top” means “popular and/or most advertised.” [1] https://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/
What a weird list with few selections between 1970 and 2015.
Re: Credder Wants to Create an Equivalent to “Rotten Tomatoes” for News
#8> In order to be vetted as an individual critic, you should meet the following guidelines: Written > • Consistent output for a minimum of two years. > • Demonstrated film/TV coverage at a publication outside of a self-published website. If you are a self-publishing critic, your reviews should reflect our key values. Having journalist rate other journalists won't serve as a good filter on the actual quality of reporti…
The interesting thing about rotten tomatoes is that it generates a very different signal than critical review on average.
Your tastes (or worldview) may not match that of movie critics (or journalists) but you might find a surprising amount in common with the median of the set.
Re: Credder Wants to Create an Equivalent to “Rotten Tomatoes” for News
#9Taking a look at the Rotten Tomatoes “Top 100 Films of All Time” list [1], I’m not exactly sure why it’s a model to be replicated. It’s extremely obvious that “top” means “popular and/or most advertised.” [1] https://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/
RT's model prioritizes consensus in quality instead of brilliance. Using RT for a best of list will give you good safe movies instead of outstanding ones.
I'd say it's a good model for news.
Re: Credder Wants to Create an Equivalent to “Rotten Tomatoes” for News
#10Taking a look at the Rotten Tomatoes “Top 100 Films of All Time” list [1], I’m not exactly sure why it’s a model to be replicated. It’s extremely obvious that “top” means “popular and/or most advertised.” [1] https://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/
RT's model prioritizes consensus in quality instead of brilliance. Using RT for a best of list will give you good safe movies instead of outstanding ones. I'd say it's a good model for news.
... except that most of the news that actually matters is 'outstanding' rather than 'good and safe'