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The reporter isn't calling it "news". It's clearly an opinion piece, written in the first person, in a totally non-reportorial voice.

subjectsigma 3y ago
I’m not very familiar with TechDirt. But this article isn’t labeled an opinion piece, and it is written by the founder and chief editor of the site. Looking at some of his other work it all seems to be written like this. I guess what you’re saying is that TechDirt is a garbage rag that I should add to my blacklist?
- evandale 3y ago
  > I’m not very familiar with TechDirt. But this article isn’t labeled an opinion piece, and it is written by the founder and chief editor of the site Okay but the absence of an opinion label doesn't give it an implicit news label. > Looking at some of his other work it all seems to be written like this. > I guess what you’re saying is that TechDirt is a garbage rag that I should add to my blacklist? Nobody said that but based on this reply I would agree with the part that you should add it to your blacklist.
  - subjectsigma 3y ago
    Dude, it’s an online magazine, styled like any modern online newspaper, that reports on very serious topics: > Started in 1997 by Floor64 founder Mike Masnick and then growing into a group blogging effort, the Techdirt blog relies on a proven economic framework to analyze and offer insight into news stories about changes in government policy, technology and legal issues that affect companies’ ability to innovate and grow. As the impact of technological innovation on society, civil liberties and consumer rights has grown, Techdirt’s coverage has expanded to include these critical topics. Why are you jumping to defend low-quality writing and clickbait on HN? Because it says something bad about another bad guy? “Enemy of my enemy” is a pretty fucking low bar
    - evandale 3y ago
      > Why are you jumping to defend low-quality writing and clickbait on HN? Simple - I disagree that it's low quality and click-bait. It has nothing to do with enemy of my enemy, I don't even know which two enemies we'd be talking about in this scenario.

subjectsigma 3y ago

I’m not very familiar with TechDirt. But this article isn’t labeled an opinion piece, and it is written by the founder and chief editor of the site. Looking at some of his other work it all seems to be written like this. I guess what you’re saying is that TechDirt is a garbage rag that I should add to my blacklist?

evandale 3y ago
> I’m not very familiar with TechDirt. But this article isn’t labeled an opinion piece, and it is written by the founder and chief editor of the site Okay but the absence of an opinion label doesn't give it an implicit news label. > Looking at some of his other work it all seems to be written like this. > I guess what you’re saying is that TechDirt is a garbage rag that I should add to my blacklist? Nobody said that but based on this reply I would agree with the part that you should add it to your blacklist.
- subjectsigma 3y ago
  Dude, it’s an online magazine, styled like any modern online newspaper, that reports on very serious topics: > Started in 1997 by Floor64 founder Mike Masnick and then growing into a group blogging effort, the Techdirt blog relies on a proven economic framework to analyze and offer insight into news stories about changes in government policy, technology and legal issues that affect companies’ ability to innovate and grow. As the impact of technological innovation on society, civil liberties and consumer rights has grown, Techdirt’s coverage has expanded to include these critical topics. Why are you jumping to defend low-quality writing and clickbait on HN? Because it says something bad about another bad guy? “Enemy of my enemy” is a pretty fucking low bar
  - evandale 3y ago
    > Why are you jumping to defend low-quality writing and clickbait on HN? Simple - I disagree that it's low quality and click-bait. It has nothing to do with enemy of my enemy, I don't even know which two enemies we'd be talking about in this scenario.