“Less emoji, more action,” urges futurist Amy Webb reacting to news of more media layoffs

Webb delivers a 31-point tweetstorm calling for more funding for journalism

Futurist Amy Webb, who recently appeared at the Knight Media Forum to explain how the “fake news” or disinformation problem will only grow worse as technology becomes more sophisticated, tweeted up a storm today on how journalism needs an infusion of money and know how now. Webb was riffing off announcements of new layoffs at The Denver Post and the Chicago Tribune.

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