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>And I'll wager the journalist chose that quote about "selling joy" to emphasize how ridiculous it sounds... you have to understand how to read between the line
by will_brown 7y ago
>And I'll wager the journalist chose that quote about "selling joy" to emphasize how ridiculous it sounds... you have to understand how to read between the lines.
The qoute is from their financial sponsor...the “journalist” is not picking quotes, and they are not mocking their sponsors “ridiculous” quotes, they are being paid ...and they are pushing their sponsors brand new rental business.
- ForHackernews 7y agoSorry, why are you putting the word "journalist" in scare quotes? Is your assertion that Sam Sanders is not a journalist? I think your interpretation badly misunderstands the relationship between journalists and sources quoted. Every reputable publisher has a strict separation between the advertising/business side of the organization and the editorial side.[0] [0] https://ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2012/12/19/breaking-down-the-wall/ https://ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2012/12/19/breaking-down-...