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Well said. Media which have been selling bullshit might be making some sort term profits - however are destroying their credibility and brand.
by notMick 9y ago
Well said. Media which have been selling bullshit might be making some sort term profits - however are destroying their credibility and brand.
- cycrutchfield 9y agoAnonymous sources have been a thing in journalism since, like, forever.
- Natsu 9y agoThat's not actually a defense of the practice. To make it a defense, you would have to actually argue why a long history of yellow journalism means the public should believe anonymous rumors and to deal with arguments that even supposedly trustworthy papers have betrayed that trust, for example with the Jayson Blair scandal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayson_Blair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayson_Blair
- cycrutchfield 9y agoWhat fraction of reporting would you say is faulty in this manner? If you think it’s a large number then you do not live in a fact-based world.
- Natsu 9y agoWhy do you believe that facts are decided on the basis of anonymous rumors, rather than actual evidence? Trying to appeal to a bandwagon fallacy is not a great way to claim the high ground of rationality.