Смешное-медийное

TL;DR: короче, журналисты оказались не але, а обычные граждане возьми да и начни фигачить контент всем на радость. Но они ж не профи™, и, главное — а чо, так можно было?.. И даже безо всякой там вот этой гонзы? (Вишенка на торте: закавыченное “publications”)

“With millions of dollars sunk into the effort, Medium’s push into journalism represented a significant investment. But individual publications often got little attention — and what resources they did get began shrinking within months. It was too much, and too little, all at once. “We were set up to fail,” a former employee told me.

[...] The rest of their “publications” would comprise posts written on spec by an army of self-serve freelancers who uploaded their work to the platform in hopes it would be selected by an editor for promotion. This program, called “Amplify,” has become a core pillar of Williams’ vision for the future. Instead of paying full-time salaries and benefits to staff, Williams can use Amplify to get the content he wants at a fraction of the cost.” ©