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You really need more evidence before smearing a respected name such as NPR. Especially if the benign explanation is as believable as it is here: Skype has simp
by matt4077 9y ago
You really need more evidence before smearing a respected name such as NPR.
Especially if the benign explanation is as believable as it is here: Skype has simply become a word of common usage.
Journalists operate in the real world. They will use brand names to the same extend that evreryone does. Artificially avoiding them would limit their ability to tell stories as much as avoiding words that start with the letter H would.
- ghaff 9y agoI would hope an NPR journalist wouldn't use Skype as a general term. But it seems reasonable that, when using Skype, they say they do either to explain the quality or because they're required to as someone else said. That said, I'm not sure I've ever personally heard this on a podcast.