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I don't think you understand what real journalists do. Bad ones might perhaps just "forward" an unchallenged claim as your uncle does on Facebook. Journalists a
by lvs 5y ago
I don't think you understand what real journalists do. Bad ones might perhaps just "forward" an unchallenged claim as your uncle does on Facebook. Journalists and editors trained at journalism schools have a little more integrity and skepticism than your uncle.
- hasdf 5y agoAh yes the "no true journalist" argument
- lvs 5y agoWait, so your contention is that a profession is defined by its worst practitioners? OK, in that case, software developers are all script kiddies.
- slownews45 5y agoExcept if you pay attention to any of this you see that they mostly forward unchallenged claims, if they fit a narrative, and do not follow-up, offer no backstory.