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> or maybe they were always this unethical? The term “Yellow Journalism” is a hundred years old, and I doubt it was new then, either.
by mcphage 6y ago
> or maybe they were always this unethical?
The term “Yellow Journalism” is a hundred years old, and I doubt it was new then, either.
- abetusk 6y agoAka "tabloid journalism" [1]. NYT and Vice are not tabloid publications nor are their journalists generally considered to be tabloid journalists. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism
- qqn 6y agoInterestingly tied to Pulitzer, for anyone who likes trivia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism#Origins:_Pulitzer_vs._Hearst https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism#Origins:_P...
- Viliam1234 6y agoIn this case, the journalism isn't the thing that changed. It was also possible to dox someone 100 years ago. But unless it was an important person, people would read the paper and quickly forget it. With search engines, if someone is doxed once, you can find it years later when you search their name. The same behavior now has more serious consequences.