Need for constant updates overwhelms analysis

Reporters are being trained to serve print, broadcast and Internet platforms with constant updating.

Claim made by Philip Meyer:

"Some newspapers are trimming staff and training reporters to serve print, broadcast and Internet platforms with constant updating. The risk is that journalism will devolve to stenographic mode — just hunting and gathering information without much effort to process and explain it."
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