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Views. That's primary reason reporters exaggerate news, controversy has a monetary benefit. (This doesn't necessarily mean that the reporter in question here is
by bigzyg33k 8y ago
Views. That's primary reason reporters exaggerate news, controversy has a monetary benefit.
(This doesn't necessarily mean that the reporter in question here is exaggerating, however)
- TarpitCarnivore 8y agoSomeone correct me if I'm wrong, but Reveal is an independent nonprofit organization. The idea that you would prescribe to "clicks" as a justification for not trusting their reporting is a very damning thing to me. For a site that prides itself on it's intellect and knowledge, it's unsettling how often I'm seeing people jump to "fake news" type of commenting.
- klingebeil 8y agoAs someone working in the media business. Please could you at least google the outlet you‘re talking about? You‘re embarrassing yourself with your own ignorance. Reveal is a non-profit. They don‘t care about page views, because they don‘t need advertising to finance themselves. There‘s only one thing an investigative journalism team cares about and that‘s reputation. They are deeply incentivized against publishing half-assed work or missinformation. Please just stop repeating this meme over and over that journalists only care about page views.
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