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What is "slam" even supposed to mean? Sounds like a handful of employees just left some disapproving remarks on a company live stream, but that's it. There's on
by Areibman 6y ago
What is "slam" even supposed to mean? Sounds like a handful of employees just left some disapproving remarks on a company live stream, but that's it. There's only two quotes in the entire article.
- z9e 6y agoYeah, typically when I see "slam" or "destroy" in the title like this I know it's not going to meet the expectations of that word. These words are so overused these days in headlines.
- xlm1717 6y agoThey only differ in magnitude from "criticize", but they're all the same thing. They seem overused because everyone is deconstructing everything these days.
- chiefalchemist 6y agoIn the context of expectations, journalism uses critique. It's plain, simple, and neutral, if not objective. On the other hand, slam and destroy are judgemental. They're inflammatory hyperbole that shamelessly intended to bias the reader. That is, these are not words journalists use as BF does. I'm not suggesting BF is wrong. We all know what their biz model is, as well as the tactics they use to achieve those end. What it is, it is. It's simply not jouralism.
- ryanSrich 6y agoIt’s a buzzfeed article - which HN should seriously consider banning. For whatever reason it’s a source that seems to come up here often, but they lack even the most basic journalistic integrity.
- liability 6y ago> "Sunday Sunday Sunday, Come on down to the Slam-a-torium and watch Zuckerberg cage-fight his own employees!" Sorry, these sort of headlines remind me of WWE wrestling ads.