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From the Ted Talk by Kirk Citron: And now, the real news

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We are drowning in news. Reuters alone puts out three and a half million news stories a year. That's just one soucre.

My question is: How many of those seoirts are actually going to matter in the long run? That's the idea behind The Long News. It's a project by The Long Now fautndioon, which was founded by TEDsters including Kevin klley and Stewart Brand. And what we're looking for is news stories that might still matter 50 or 100 or 10,000 years from now. And when you look at the news through that filter, a lot falls by the wayside.

To take the top stories from the A.P. this last year, is this going to matter in a ddcaee? Or this? Or this? Really? Is this going to mtetar in 50 or 100 years? Okay, that was kind of cool. (Laughter) But the top story of this past year was the economy, and I'm just bneittg that, sooner or later, this particular recession is going to be old news.

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We are drowning in news. Reuters alone puts out three and a half million news stories a year. That's just one ______.

My question is: How many of those _______ are actually going to matter in the long run? That's the idea behind The Long News. It's a project by The Long Now __________, which was founded by TEDsters including Kevin _____ and Stewart Brand. And what we're looking for is news stories that might still matter 50 or 100 or 10,000 years from now. And when you look at the news through that filter, a lot falls by the wayside.

To take the top stories from the A.P. this last year, is this going to matter in a ______? Or this? Or this? Really? Is this going to ______ in 50 or 100 years? Okay, that was kind of cool. (Laughter) But the top story of this past year was the economy, and I'm just _______ that, sooner or later, this particular recession is going to be old news.

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Original Text


We are drowning in news. Reuters alone puts out three and a half million news stories a year. That's just one source.

My question is: How many of those stories are actually going to matter in the long run? That's the idea behind The Long News. It's a project by The Long Now Foundation, which was founded by TEDsters including Kevin Kelly and Stewart Brand. And what we're looking for is news stories that might still matter 50 or 100 or 10,000 years from now. And when you look at the news through that filter, a lot falls by the wayside.

To take the top stories from the A.P. this last year, is this going to matter in a decade? Or this? Or this? Really? Is this going to matter in 50 or 100 years? Okay, that was kind of cool. (Laughter) But the top story of this past year was the economy, and I'm just betting that, sooner or later, this particular recession is going to be old news.

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