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The Fog of News

Void Architecture in Journalism and Algorithmic News Curation

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Void Index8/12High

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The Fog of News: Void Architecture in Journalism and Algorithmic News Curation

Paper 23 — News \& Journalism · v1.0 · February 2026

Applies the Void Framework to news media and algorithmic news curation. Algorithmic feed opacity, AI-generated content disclosure failures, and engagement optimization as void architectures. EU Media Freedom Act and AI Act Art 50 as regulatory anchors.

Platform Scores — News / Algorithmic Media

Void index across 6 platforms, scored on the three-dimension framework (0–12).

Platform	Score	Void Load
Engagement-Optimized Feed (Facebook News)	10/12
Algorithmic News (Google News)	8/12
Partisan Cable News	8/12
Public Broadcaster (BBC/NPR)	5/12
Reuters Fact-Check	3/12
Primary Document Access (Constraint)	2/12

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Paper 23 · v1.0 · February 2026 · MoreRight License v1.1 → Apache 2.0, Feb 2030 · 10.5281/zenodo.18718955