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"NYT writes fast :)" Facebook wrote it. They called their friend at NYT and handed over the article - then mentioned they would be sharing it with other outlet
by ransom1538 8y ago
"NYT writes fast :)"
Facebook wrote it. They called their friend at NYT and handed over the article - then mentioned they would be sharing it with other outlets later. [just my guess].
- awad 8y agoPre-disclosing news to publications is a standard affair in business and politics. Nothing out of the ordinary here.
- nemtaro 8y agoI'm also surprised that many supposedly educated people on HackerNews don't seem to know these things. Noam Chomsky wrote Manufacturing Consent decades ago. Read, you fools!
- emodendroket 8y agoIt's actually the 30th anniversary. Also, Herman wrote half the book!
- idlewords 8y agoThat's a serious ethical accusation to make against a journalist. Make it if you have evidence, but not reasoning from first principles.
- ethanwillis 8y agoThey wrote it in 3 minutes, are you seriously saying first principles are not sufficient here?
- idlewords 8y agoI am. Much more plausible is an embargoed story.