1.0media.amhttps://media.am/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="24yPwWFgRL"><a href="https://media.am/en/critique/2013/09/23/3830/">A Time of ‘Orphan’ News Media Outlets</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://media.am/en/critique/2013/09/23/3830/embed/#?secret=24yPwWFgRL" width="600" height="338" title="“A Time of ‘Orphan’ News Media Outlets” — media.am" data-secret="24yPwWFgRL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://media.am/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://media.am/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/media_outlets_without_addresses_0.jpg600386Much has already been said about the boundaries of news outlets and other sources of information (blogs, social networks, and so on) gradually blurring. All of this can be discussed from various points of view.A normal news outlet differs from a website spreading gossip in that the former has an address and provides contact information and information about its staff — and most importantly, there are people who bear responsibility for the information they provide.