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Journalists leave a bad impression with the public when they call themselves “storytellers,” a new study finds.

“Sounds like a well-trained liar”: Journalists lose some credibility by calling themselves “storytellers” | Nieman Journalism Lab

Business Models

But, with the rise of platforms like Musical.ly and TikTok, the century-old consumption-based model of royalty payments has been replaced by a collaborative model, in which rights holders and online creators are partners in the chancy enterprise of virality. As a social-media native, Pace knew what the music industry would soon grasp collectively: that the balance of power had shifted from the song and its owners to the netizens who could make the song go viral. A new economy of TikTok creator-influencers was emerging, who were selling lightning in a bottle,

So You Want to Be a TikTok Star | The New Yorker

John Seabrook

Yunnan resists any underlying unity in its cuisine.

2022 Letter | Dan Wang

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