Huffington Post South Africa engaged in an interesting but flawed experiment this week.They published a story with this headline: ‘Donald Trump Praises Jacob Zuma as “The Best, Ever”‘ . Very clickable it is, combining two big names in online traffic generation. However, what you get when you open the article is a discussion of fake news – a “we make you click and now we will teach you something” story.
Huff Post’s news editor Deshnee Subramany and columnist Rebecca Davis had an acrimonious debate on Twitter about the article, but otherwise it seems not to have generated much discussion, which is a pity because there’s an important issue highlighted in the exchange.
Recent Posts
- Project management for beginners 15th November 2018
- Why I love poetry (and how you can too) 7th November 2018
- What is a CMS? What does it do? 29th October 2018
- How the Sunday Times issue shames all of journalism 16th October 2018
- Filter, filter, filter – the key to email organisation 11th October 2018
Subscribe via Email
- Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy