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I have to admit, https://buzzfeednews.github.io/2016-04-federal-surveillance-planes/analysis.html https://buzzfeednews.github.io/2016-04-federal-surveillance-..
by dylz 11y ago
I have to admit, https://buzzfeednews.github.io/2016-04-federal-surveillance-planes/analysis.html https://buzzfeednews.github.io/2016-04-federal-surveillance-... is not something I would expect from Buzzfeed.
Huge surprise.
- ArnoldP 11y agoI really think Buzzfeed is on to something. It's far more palatable to see an entertainment site foray in to legitimate journalism than to see a respectable news outlet stoop to clickbait headlines.
- jrockway 11y agoThis comes up every time a buzzfeed article shows up on HN, but they have a real journalism arm now. That's what's producing this.
- fokinsean 11y agoSeriously, this is rather impressive for BuzzeFeed
- rpgmaker 11y agoThe investigative side of BuzzFeed isn't given the credit it deserves, particularly from the HN crowd. When most major news organizations have reduced or flat out dissolved their investigative units BuzzFeed has been spending more and more money to produce high quality investigative pieces. It's been a while since they aren't just a "funny" listicles site.
- btmills 11y agoThe authors even included their PGP fingerprints at the bottom of the article and invited readers to contact them securely.
- brown9-2 11y agoWe are at the point now where if you are surprised by the serious journalism going on at Buzzfeed, it just means you have not been paying attention.
- Symbiote 11y agoIt's very easy not to pay attention, when Facebook provide the "don't show me anything from XYZ" button.
- throwaway1121 11y agoIsn't this reaction exactly why one would want to rename the "investigative branch" to something else entirely?