The publishing industry has adapted to the ever-growing influence of social media, and a new Twitter account looks to reveal the shady world of viral media.
Created early Friday morning, he’s already tweeted over 50 times, but the identity of @ExMediaMan is completely unknown.
Media Man tells a tale of his alleged experience with various news sites, from an industry dominated by whitey to Buzzfeed writers reportedly being hooked on ADD drugs:
https://twitter.com/ExMediaMan/status/444338001779625984
https://twitter.com/ExMediaMan/status/444442798830653440
https://twitter.com/ExMediaMan/status/444469475048321025
https://twitter.com/ExMediaMan/status/444502191017979904
https://twitter.com/ExMediaMan/status/444525724238901249
He calls out well-known writers, and chats up secrets of the trade:
https://twitter.com/ExMediaMan/status/444526546741915648
https://twitter.com/ExMediaMan/status/444536920505593856
https://twitter.com/ExMediaMan/status/444542953252728832
https://twitter.com/ExMediaMan/status/444545262644891648
https://twitter.com/ExMediaMan/status/444546433220612096
Of course, a lot of what Media Man, who could easily be a hoax brings up, isn’t exactly shocking.
In an industry hell-bent on grabbing eyeballs, it comes to no surprise that same employ shady practices to rack up ad dollars.
Link bait. Poor wages. Conflicts of interest. Vices. It has all existed since the invention of the newspaper.
And if we’re being totally honest, we absolutely love Reddit here at Social News Daily.
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