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Is there a particular reason they refer to themselves in 3rd person? Is it a journalistic habit or something to do with syndication etc.? > Apple’s emailed res
by samarudge 15y ago
Is there a particular reason they refer to themselves in 3rd person? Is it a journalistic habit or something to do with syndication etc.?
> Apple’s emailed response to paidContent also indicates that it will be appealing the decision
- moreati 15y agoIt's a habit of at least some reporters/organisations. The BBC do the same when some aspect of the BBC makes headlines and they report on it.
- a_a_r_o_n 15y agoWidely used journalistic convention, to promote the appearance of objectivity, or similarly to remove the writer (who is usually irrelevant) from the story.
- AndrewDucker 15y agoMakes it easier to copy/paste into a report on other sites.