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he probably added tons of hyperbole and wrong encounters into his story, just to make it all the more dramatic. Are you basing this accusation on something or
by sequoia 14y ago
he probably added tons of hyperbole and wrong encounters into his story, just to make it all the more dramatic.
Are you basing this accusation on something or just pulling it out of thin air? You probably cheat on tests, steal other people's ideas, and slack off at work so everyone else has to work harder to accommodate you. Baseless accusations don't feel good, do they?
- terhechte 14y agoNo, I based it on a general feeling based on several other stories like the 'This American Life' Foxconn report. I'm also not saying that he is lying, just that he is distorting reality. Finally, I wasn't trying to write about this author in particular, but more about general journalism. I may well be wrong there, but I tried to express an opinion based on a theory (explained in the post) that economic pressure can lead to a lower quality of journalistic output. My examples of hyperbole & more were, then, just examples of typical traits of said process. It's well known, that journalistic outlets of less quality (Sun in the UK, Fox News in the US, BILD in Germany, etc) do just what I explained above: They add unnecessary hyperbole, shift facts & more - as long as the story sells. I was just expressing that less money may lead to less quality.