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[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

That is a good recipe for sneaking lies into the newspaper. Journalists should just be doing their job.

[-] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

Journalists have one job: produce revenue one way or another. Informing the public of factual or fictional events is a byproduct of running this business.

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Some definitely do that

[-] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

This is a cynical take that would be disputed by the people you are denigrating.

[-] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Agreed. Imo, if the journalists simply cited their claims, then this question of whether its safe to appeal to authority wouldn't need to be asked.

this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2024
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