[throwaway90446]

In both of the stories you cite, it's a case of journalists beginning with a narrative and then seeking a story to corroborate that narrative. Whether it's feel-bad narratives like "rape culture is rampant in fraternities" or feel-good narratives like "downtrodden teenager wins big with his pluck and smarts", journalism has become driven by narrative. It no longer reports news.

[Fede_V]

I completely agree. It's also a consequence of trying to compete with outlets like Buzzfeed that produce a huge amount of low quality stories on a shoestring budget, then optimize the hell out of SEO to get very high traffic.

[bobcostas55]

Cowen did a great talk against narratives a few years back: http://lesswrong.com/lw/8w1/transcript_tyler_cowen_on_storie...

[judk]

What do you mean by "become" and "no longer"