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dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35657796 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35657796

• code_duck 4y ago
  The WSJ and Washington Post are not the same publication. These are two different articles by different authors.
  • gnicholas 4y ago
    The articles seem materially identical to me; is there something I missed that's in the WaPo article that's missing from the WSJ article?
    • code_duck 4y ago
      It's the same news event, but it's not the same article. Perhaps one is written better, or is somehow more appealing to HN? Who knows. Not sure if "materially identical" would account for that.
• dang 4y ago
  You're right that these are the same story, and that's the criterion we apply, even if the articles are different. However, the earlier one didn't get significant attention, so it's not a dupe in the sense that we would downweight the later post. We should merge the threads though. Edit: since the other article has a bit more background and was submitted earlier, I've merged the comments thither. Thanks!
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