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Shannon Cuthrell
Shannon Cuthrell

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Immortal Data

Growing old in the modern world means accumulating massive volumes of data over decades. Each file saved and stored joins an ever-growing graveyard of digital assets with nowhere to go when we die. Data is just as much of an asset and character in our everyday lives as our friends…

Data

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Immortal Data
Immortal Data
Data

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Entertainment’s Nostalgia Addiction

The entertainment industry is churning out recycled relics of our childhoods. Are we really out of ideas? — The last few years have seen an uptick in film and TV adaptations, remakes, reboots, and years-too-late sequels appealing to millennials’ childhood memories. …

Essay

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Entertainment’s Nostalgia Addiction
Entertainment’s Nostalgia Addiction
Essay

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The Illusion of Consumer Choice: On Buying a Smart TV

Big Tech is always trying to rope us into their ecosystems. The TV market is now dominated by a data-hungry few, as streaming hardware has been absorbed into smart TVs. This breeds a stunning lack of variety. — When shopping for a replacement television recently, I was unsurprised to find that the marketplace for TVs is just as uninventive and monopolized as one might expect. All the top listings carry near-uniform bells and whistles, differentiated only by the handful of Big Tech-branded operating systems they run on. Few…

Business

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The Illusion of Consumer Choice: On Buying a Smart TV
The Illusion of Consumer Choice: On Buying a Smart TV
Business

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AI Tags In, Humans Tap Out

We’re living in a strange limbo as AI exits geek circles to sweep the public consciousness and private marketplace of everyday normies. Ethics concerns and doomsday scenarios aside, do these things have staying power? — This post originally appeared in my Substack newsletter. Subscribe for more essays. Humans love imagining a future landscape — or hellscape, depending on one’s view — of robots taking over the world à la Terminator. Even so, we’ve already delegated many critical tasks to artificial intelligence, from regulatory paperwork to…

AI

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AI Tags In, Humans Tap Out
AI Tags In, Humans Tap Out
AI

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Sep 25, 2016

Backpack Journalism in Niche Beats

This post was written as part of my Specialized Reporting course at Appalachian State University. In digital media, reporting from outside of newsrooms is commonplace and sometimes required. Thanks to consumer demand for consistent, on-the-go content, journalists now have the means and motivation to do so. I think backpack journalism…

Journalism

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Backpack Journalism in Niche Beats
Backpack Journalism in Niche Beats
Journalism

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Sep 2, 2016

Content Models and Target Audiences for Niche Media

This post was written as part of my Specialized Reporting course at Appalachian State University. As I said in my last post, I will be working on a semester-long project for my senior capstone course in the coming months. My classmate/project partner and I decided to focus on outlandish businesses…

Journalism

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Content Models and Target Audiences for Niche Media
Content Models and Target Audiences for Niche Media
Journalism

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Aug 26, 2016

Too Little, Too Much, and Everything in Between

This post was written as part of my Specialized Reporting course at Appalachian State University. Niche media is all about context. Take political news outlets, for example. What about publications that want to cover all facets of the beat, from education to immigration? Or what about those wanting to cover…

Journalism

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Too Little, Too Much, and Everything in Between
Too Little, Too Much, and Everything in Between
Journalism

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Aug 26, 2016

Introduction to Niche Media Markets

This post was written as part of my Specialized Reporting course at Appalachian State University. People like to feel connected to their interests. They reach a sense of belonging when they vibe with like-minded individuals and communities, on and offline. This innate need is something journalism can fulfill through a…

Media

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Niche Media Markets
Niche Media Markets
Media

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Shannon Cuthrell

Shannon Cuthrell

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Freelance journalist covering business and tech.

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