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As much as I dislike Trump, I hate polarizing headlines that have no evidence in the article to back it up. They merely say that the administration could have
by nightski 6y ago
As much as I dislike Trump, I hate polarizing headlines that have no evidence in the article to back it up. They merely say that the administration could have power over the choice of acquirer through CFIUS. That Ellison is a donor to the Trump campaign so theoretically that could make Trump like them. But it's all hypothetical and not backed in evidence.
This is the type of journalism that is killing trust in professional news organizations today. It's exhausting and I am sick of it.
- convery 6y agoIndeed, whenever a headline contains "Trump" and "could"; I just automatically tune out. Same as for headlines ending with a "?", you know that it'll be speculation that is unlikely to be true or relevant in any way.
- Tostino 6y agoI'd love to see objective stats for headlines like this.
- thedudemabry 6y agoSpectacle is not the only motive for journalism like this. Speculation about presidential conflicts of interest is valuable and relevant to national discourse because the public's reaction to their existence directly impacts their power.
- nightski 6y agoThat's great if it is presented as speculation. But with clickbait headlines and initial paragraphs that make it sound like fact and that direct evidence is found is just bad reporting.