Reuters moves conversation to social media as it kills comments on its news stories
07/11/2014
Reuters is dropping comments from its news stories, the publication announced today. Explaining its reasoning, the company says: Much (...)
Reuters is dropping from its news stories, the publication announced today. Explaining its reasoning, the company says: Much of the well-informed and articulate discussion around news, as well as criticism or praise for stories, has moved to social media and online forums. Those communities offer vibrant and, importantly, are self-policed by participants to keep on the fringes those who would abuse the privilege of commenting. In simpler words, news are playgrounds for comment trolls and keyboard warriors. Whether Reuters no longer wants to make that sort of vitriol so readily visible on its pages, or it simply doesn’t want to... This story continues at The Next Web