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Real journalism is dead. This is a prime example.
by jaboutboul 4y ago
Real journalism is dead. This is a prime example.
- qayxc 4y agoThis begs the question: has there ever been "real" journalism? Electronic publication opened the door for easy money in the form of ad revenue for very little effort and risk (compared to print media of old). Just looking at the categories listed under "space" provides some inside into the quality and expected depth of the site: "Aliens", "Elon Musk", "NASA", "SpaceX", "Astronaut"(sic!), "Mars", and "Planets". If these are the browsable "categories" under "Space/Physics" of a publication calling itself "LiveScience", you know you're in for a treat. Outlets like this existed back in the print media days as well and are not reflective of journalism as whole. It's basically the pop-sci version of the yellow press.