There’s more shit but I’m not sure there’s less good stuff. The bar feels lower from the sheer volume thrown at a distracted public with loads of options and little need for loyalty or major investment. metrics matter more than journalistic integrity, professionalism, balance and all those murkier values. Truth is in the data, reach and engagement, less value on reputation of individuals and institutions. And at the same time the barrier to entry for content creation is lower, less money needed, time and skill too, increasingly democratised. And what makes a journalist or documentary or media channel gets ever more dispersed. There’s less investment risk on demand and supply side. And both producers and consumers making decisions on what works right now, so maybe there’s fewer jumps into the unknown, experimentation and depth because we’re a bit chained to insights from engagement metrics, too focused on short term and shallow attention. Algorithms having a lock in effect