HuffPost, Breaking From Its Roots, Ends Unpaid Contributions – The New York Times

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HuffPost, Breaking From Its Roots, Ends Unpaid Contributions

The site was an early example of amateur journalism online, but it will dissolve its self-publishing platform in an attempt to minimize unverified stories.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/business/media/huffpost-unpaid-contributors.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The decision was rooted as much in a move to declutter the site as in Ms. Polgreen’s desire to focus on quality reporting and minimize unvetted stories at a time when there is so much misinformation online.