The Awl's John Herrman Sounds a Warning

Shared in a fantastic new piece by The Verge's Josh Dzieza.

Not too far into The Verge reports editor Josh Dzieza’s excellent look at The Awl, that site’s editor John Herrman casts a glance at the media horizon’s gathering storm.

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Over a beer and the ginger ale of The Awl co-editor Matt Buchanan during a spring conversation at the website’s Brooklyn offices, here’s how he put it:

The transition from media hosted on websites to media built around social platforms is more profound than people realize, Herrman says.

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