The 80/20 View: What the Puck? And what could it tell us about the future of journalism?
In his regular column for Mumbrella, media analyst Ben Shepherd looks at the possibilities behind subscription-based journalism on a new online platform.
I remember watching The World on ABC News last year, and a segment regarding a strange affliction that had begun to impact American CIA agents tasked with identifying Russian activity.
CIA agents in Moscow had reported on incidents where they would suddenly be hit by intense, heavy bouts of nausea and dizziness. For one agent, these symptoms continued once he arrived back on US soil. They got worse and worse – to a level his vision began to fail and he could no longer work.
The short version of the story involved the use of microwave signals which caused brain damage to those they were deployed at. It was an absolute ripper of a story and the research and journalism behind it was deep and impressive.
