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It's nice to see truth in journalism every once in awhile

by InsaneOstrich 5y ago

hunterb123 5y ago
Everyone has their truth, they should try reporting facts instead of race-baiting for clicks.
- newswasboring 5y ago
  This is a fact though isn't it? I am anti-crypto for several reasons but even the blind can see that there isn't much diversity in the space.
  - hunterb123 5y ago
    No it's a race-baiting vague assertion with no statistic, study, or source of any kind attached to it.
    - newswasboring 5y ago
      In hindi there is a saying "प्रत्यक्ष को प्रमाण की आवश्यकता नहीं होती|" ((bad) translation: The apparent does not require proof"). Look at any of the major figures in crypto, I don't see many "non white guy" people in there. Come on man, not everything requires us to do a study.
      - hunterb123 5y ago
        In journalism there is a saying, source your claims. You don't need a study, but you need some sort of base to the claim. Your anecdote tells us nothing, I know many non-whites who got rich from crypto. Not everything requires a study, but when writing an article you should back your click/race-bait claims up with facts if you just HAVE to put them in there. Maybe just leave it out since it wasn't relevant.
        newswasboring 5y ago
        I'm sorry but I don't think people need to cite sources in every sentence for every word. You are not going to ask them to cite the dictionary for each word, would you? So there is a balance, and I think we are just conflicted on where the balance should land. I think this problem is pretty apparent and you don't. What I can't figure out is are you just rules lawyering at this point or do you actually believe its not a problem.
        hunterb123 5y ago
        > I'm sorry but I don't think people need to cite sources in every sentence for every word. Journalists should cite every claim they make, even if it's tacked on and only a sentence long. Especially if it's a bold race-baiting one. > What I can't figure out is are you just rules lawyering at this point or do you actually believe its not a problem. It's a baseless racist assertion that can be taken out without detracting from the article. MSM loves to race bait. Race relations are rough enough, it's irresponsible. But when you call them out "oh they don't need to source every sentence". Ok. > You are not going to ask them to cite the dictionary for each word, would you? A word is not a claim, that is ridiculous. Noone is disputing the word "white" they are disputing that bitcoin only made a handful of whites richer.

It's nice to see truth in journalism every once in awhile

hunterb123 5y ago

Everyone has their truth, they should try reporting facts instead of race-baiting for clicks.

newswasboring 5y ago
This is a fact though isn't it? I am anti-crypto for several reasons but even the blind can see that there isn't much diversity in the space.
- hunterb123 5y ago
  No it's a race-baiting vague assertion with no statistic, study, or source of any kind attached to it.
  - newswasboring 5y ago
    In hindi there is a saying "प्रत्यक्ष को प्रमाण की आवश्यकता नहीं होती|" ((bad) translation: The apparent does not require proof"). Look at any of the major figures in crypto, I don't see many "non white guy" people in there. Come on man, not everything requires us to do a study.
    - hunterb123 5y ago
      In journalism there is a saying, source your claims. You don't need a study, but you need some sort of base to the claim. Your anecdote tells us nothing, I know many non-whites who got rich from crypto. Not everything requires a study, but when writing an article you should back your click/race-bait claims up with facts if you just HAVE to put them in there. Maybe just leave it out since it wasn't relevant.
      - newswasboring 5y ago
        I'm sorry but I don't think people need to cite sources in every sentence for every word. You are not going to ask them to cite the dictionary for each word, would you? So there is a balance, and I think we are just conflicted on where the balance should land. I think this problem is pretty apparent and you don't. What I can't figure out is are you just rules lawyering at this point or do you actually believe its not a problem.
        hunterb123 5y ago
        > I'm sorry but I don't think people need to cite sources in every sentence for every word. Journalists should cite every claim they make, even if it's tacked on and only a sentence long. Especially if it's a bold race-baiting one. > What I can't figure out is are you just rules lawyering at this point or do you actually believe its not a problem. It's a baseless racist assertion that can be taken out without detracting from the article. MSM loves to race bait. Race relations are rough enough, it's irresponsible. But when you call them out "oh they don't need to source every sentence". Ok. > You are not going to ask them to cite the dictionary for each word, would you? A word is not a claim, that is ridiculous. Noone is disputing the word "white" they are disputing that bitcoin only made a handful of whites richer.