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This smacks of a journalist frantically attempting to remain relevant, similar to CNN saying: Remember, it’s illegal to possess these stolen documents. It’
by mi100hael 10y ago
This smacks of a journalist frantically attempting to remain relevant, similar to CNN saying:
Remember, it’s illegal to possess these stolen documents. It’s
different for the media. So everything you learn about this,
you’re learning from us.
Maybe if they didn't suck, people would still go to them for news. But as it stands, journalists with that "proclivity for fact checking" that the author mentions universally failed to see Trump winning. Their echo chamber is no better than most peoples' Facebook feeds these days.
- desireco42 10y ago> Their echo chamber is no better than most peoples' Facebook feeds these days. I think this explains it all.
- hackuser 10y agoThose are baseless assertions about made-up facts (including a fabricated quote). That's the difference between random information on the Internet and serious journalism. The former is sensational and provokes an emotional reaction, but those don't indicate truth. IME when professional communicators, like political leaders and news sources, increase the former, it's a very good sign that they lack the latter.
- pessimizer 10y agoWhat fabricated quote are you referring to? I hope not the quote in the comment you're replying to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Wtu8Pzvd4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Wtu8Pzvd4 Was there a fabricated quote some other time during that segment that you're referring to? I'm finding your comment difficult to parse.