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Comments are one of the only time effective ways to challenge news stories. Indeed editorials in newspapers used to be a mode of public discourse. If we conside
by frozenport 10y ago
Comments are one of the only time effective ways to challenge news stories. Indeed editorials in newspapers used to be a mode of public discourse. If we consider VICE a legitimate news outlet, then this a sad day.
- volkk 10y agoThere's a difference between reasonable public discourse and incessant trolls spamming, which is what 95% of all vice comments was. Any type of actual argument or discussion were drowned out by a multitude of "ugh another trash article by shitty vice" which doesn't add anything to the discussion whatsoever.
- frozenport 10y agoYes it does. Perhaps if they got enough of these they would stop publishing trash.
- djtriptych 10y agoWrite a letter and sign your name.
- kristofferR 10y agoNobody except Vice gets to see that, and since nobody sees them Vice won't feel pressured into correcting their article.
- djtriptych 10y agoOh so trolls are helpful correctors lol.
- mzw_mzw 10y ago> If we consider VICE a legitimate news outlet Well, there's your problem.
- grzm 10y agoeditorials in newspapers used to be a mode of public discourse. Do you mean letters to the editor? If so, I agree that they do permit some public discourse. I'm sure papers also chose which letters to publish, in effect moderating the discussion.