Is the internet devaluing what it means to be a writer?

In a world of social media authors -

is our ability to create instant content devaluing the meaning of true authorship?

Many internet users can compose blog and Facebook posts and tweets in real time. Unfortunately, in my opinion, this has led to the devaluation of writing online. The cultural consumption of text on the internet has altered significantly since the emergence of websites such as Buzzfeed and The Tab.

Buzzfeed is an American site for sharing social news and entertainment. The videos and content shared by Buzzfeed sets out for a quick reaction with light hearted humour. And if someone finds this content it can be quickly distributed around the world via the internet.

The site has been compared to Marmite - you either love it or hate it.

Like a lot of sites, Buzzfeed allows anyone to share publicly. Despite the sites overexposure on social media platforms, such as Facebook, the site holds many peoples hatred. Here's a few reasons why:

• click bait 
  
• poor quality journalism
• reputation for inaccurate content
• missing citations and image credits
• bias - social and political
• irritating article formatting and structure
• lack of originality - repetition of ideas
• some people really don't think it's funny
• (failed humour)
• controversial content

Similarly - The Tab publishes trashy news articles written by anyone, which means they generally have zero credibility and severely lack basic spelling and grammar comprehension. Allowing anyone to write for the site (similarly to how Wikipedia allows anyone to edit pages) means the material is less sophisticated and not well written. The articles cover a range of topics but the one thing they all have in common is that they are crap...

Ultimately, this quick-fire sharing has changed the way people choose to read and engage with content online. Internet users often search for short, concise news and instant feedback.

For those who write articulately it may be difficult to find an audience that can read something longer than a paragraph because they can find out the same information in a 140 character tweet.


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