Pajamas Media hosted another one of its blogjams, where in this case the editorial board members discussed ways that the company could be more “bloggy” and overall revolutionary in its approach to media. Well, after reading the whole thing, I have one big suggestion that I think the editorial board should take into account when revising how it provides content. Since I wasn’t part of the blogjam, it’s going here.

Don’t takes news from Xinhua, which you may or may not know, is the official state news and propaganda agency of the Chinese government.

Google News does it, and it really betrays the quality of what they’re trying to do with their service. It is understandable that Pajamas Media might use the AP and Reuters for its news feeds, because although they generally suck to no end, they could never reach the depth of disinformation that a state media source does. Last night I was looking at the website, and four times out of five the source was Xinhua. If you want to be a revolutionary media company, and assuming you’ll still be using news feeds, you need to start by being more careful with your information.

Update: The response. Thanks, Roger!