"Tech Journalists as Bullshit Detectors and Hype Slayers"

 

The way tech journalists report on and criticize technology is evolving. Still, they should serve as bullshit detectors and hype slayers. 

This guide provides tips for minimizing the overly positive and negative hypes, stopping with “the END of _ / “_ is Dead,” and examining the underlying forces.
 

Check it out. Here’s the whole essay:

A Guide for Tech Journalists: How to be Bullshit Detectors and Hype Slayers (and Not the Opposite)