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So how do we as a society address this potential conflict of interest? Reuters is a huge news org that is now used to fact check and be a "trusted" news source.
by zo1 5y ago
So how do we as a society address this potential conflict of interest? Reuters is a huge news org that is now used to fact check and be a "trusted" news source.
- woodruffw 5y agoWe don't do this "as a society." Reputable news outfits (like Reuters) enforce a firewall between the news desk and management/executives, and bet their entire reputation on the public visibility of that policy.
- salawat 5y agoExcept that firewall is bridged by editorial discretion. The myth of the heroic employed journalist punching up and biting the hand that feeds is just that. A myth.
- zo1 5y agoEven questioning it gets articles flagged, case in point on this submission. I don't for a second believe that everyone is impartial, especially journalists. Behind the scenes, they do everything they can to tilt things in favor of their side and their ideology, even at the smallest degree.
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