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Are the cartoons and classifieds even remotely comparable to news stories in how they're formatted? Like, maybe I'm missing something here, but usually the latt
by CM30 7y ago
Are the cartoons and classifieds even remotely comparable to news stories in how they're formatted? Like, maybe I'm missing something here, but usually the latter is clearly done in an 'ad' format, and the former is literally a different medium.
Both types of Buzzfeed stories are formatted as news articles with text and images. More of the latter for the non news ones, but still, a much more similar style.
- vkou 7y agoAnd is the clickbait of 'Top 8 reasons for why _____, reason 3 will surprise you' remotely comparable to... Actual journalism? We don't have to speculate. We can compare the two. Can you guess which is which? [1] 19 Tweets That Will Surprise You Then Crack You The Fuck Up [2] A Chicago Cop Is Accused Of Framing 51 People For Murder. Now, The Fight For Justice. It's been a while since I've been one - but I think a literate six year old child could tell the difference between the two. If we want to reduce the distinction to absurdity, though, I'll point out that both the classifieds, and the investigative piece on page 4 are just black, inky marks made on newsprint. [1] https://www.buzzfeed.com/pedrofequiere/im-weaaaaak https://www.buzzfeed.com/pedrofequiere/im-weaaaaak [2] https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/melissasegura/detective-guevaras-witnesses https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/melissasegura/detective...