It looked as if aggregation and social networking would render editors obsolete. But in this Sparksheet post, Karyn Campbell says professional editors are poised for a comeback: “The web has become too big and noisy,” she writes. “While algorithms once threatened to replace gatekeepers, online media will see a move back to the future: professional, human filters (the artists formerly known as editors) will play an integral role in the next web after all.”
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