Lately the founder of the classified giant Craigslist has been discussing the role of journalism. Given his role in providing a new forum for advertisers that had previously used journalistic forums for their messages, he's getting a lot of attention for his insights.
Newmark still sees a great function for journalism in curating relevant content, but notes it's getting more personal and differently filtered through social media sites and recommendations.
"People are relying more and more on critics they trust, and their friends," he says.
He repeats his recently coined line: Trust is the new black.
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