peeps got algorhythm

From an interesting talk by BBC's Richard Sambrook, via JOHO (with link added):

New research shows (he says) that news sites are now way-stations, not final destinations. He points to memeorandum, “and algorithm replacing a newsroom.” Google is the fourth most trusted news brand in the world, but doesn’t create any content.

and

Newsnight on BBC invites people to come to the daily meeting about what stories to cover