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Thats is the essence of the false equivalency: the idea that if two people disagree with equal passion they must be equally correct. Journalists are supposed to
by yummypaint 7y ago
Thats is the essence of the false equivalency: the idea that if two people disagree with equal passion they must be equally correct. Journalists are supposed to be fact checkers and critical thinkers. Their job isnt to parrot beijings claims that the sky is green, its to stick their heads out the damn window and see for themselves.
- mieseratte 7y ago> Journalists are supposed to be fact checkers and critical thinkers. Their job isnt to parrot beijings claims that the sky is green What wrong claim have they made? China has a legitimate claim to the territory, Hong Kong has a legitimate right to self-determination (in my opinion). Claiming they're wrong or otherwise conveying false information because they haven't picked a side is just wholly wrong. If you want propaganda that only reports on your side, there are subreddits for that. This is a newspaper.
- ianleeclark 7y agoDo you truly believe that the NYT is post ideology?