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So, like a phone book? Journalism should be about illuminating a topic, including providing context. I have my gripes with journalism that misuses facts and s

by mrunkel 10y ago

So, like a phone book? Journalism should be about illuminating a topic, including providing context. I have my gripes with journalism that misuses facts and statistics to spin an alternate reality, but I don't think this was the case. The twitter account never pretended to be a US official, it's always been clear that they are an "alt" account. So for you to claim (someone who, if I'm not mistaken, has zero first hand knowledge about the situation) that your interpretation is more accurate than a "lousy" journalist who actually researched the issue is to my mind a little weird. BTW, I'm sure you're aware that editors write headlines, not journalists right?

jbmorgado 10y ago
"So, like a phone book?" No, like a scientific paper. Have you ever tried to read one and understand this alien concept on how you can actually present facts without giving leeway to your personal politic views and fantasies?
- danso 10y ago
  Scientific papers are opinionated. Look at the one for PageRank: http://infolab.stanford.edu/~backrub/google.html http://infolab.stanford.edu/~backrub/google.html