Eric Gujer: News is Not about Catchy Headlines

... we publish. So, I do not think that we can be taken hostage by fake news producers as Facebook can be. But underlying to the fake news problem is the discussion about trust in the media. In Germany, for instance, large part of the population feels that ... ... chance to survive in the market. There is a chance that there will be two different business models for media outlets: the ‘buzzfeeds’ of the world which are dependent on the juiciest headlines, and us who are dependent on the trust of our readers ...