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While you bring up many valid points, I argue that not all cogs in the journalism wheel are destine for extinction.

The role of editors could change to be more of 'curators' as Steve Grove, head of news and politics at YouTube, pointed out at a future of journalism discussion last month. Determining the most important and relevant content and putting in the appropriate context in a convenient way could be the future of journalism.

While some of this can be automated, humans are still needed.

Also, there is a large section of the population that does not think that just because a story is "popular" means that it is "important."