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[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 8 points 10 hours ago

Incoming AI bot journalists. “Why Winter wildfires are actually good for the economy.”

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago

Screenshot of Washington Post subscription scheduled to end in August

Unfortunately I paid for a year. I've had newspaper subs for at least a decade primarily to support real journalism. It's not like I couldn't find the words for free if I really wanted them. The people and the journalism is what I was paying for, not the words.

ProPublica.org is a great suggestion.

[-] emmy67@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

404 media does amazing work and could use another sub

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 11 hours ago

Unfortunately I paid for a year.

Same. And it had just renewed. But in a year, no more.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 points 11 hours ago

Washington Post: Our Billionaire Owner Chose Darkness

[-] Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca 25 points 17 hours ago

Go forth and donate to real journalism outlets! When I cancelled my Post subscription I took that money and put it into ProPublica.org and a few similar sites. (I was already donating to NPR and PBS.) We don't have to let the billionaires provide our news, but we do have to contribute if we want independent journalism.

[-] Rooty@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

I am trying to find their RSS feed, because that's the main way I read news, but I can't find it. The "Follow us on X" button right below a report on Musk's shenanigans is infuriating.

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 14 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Sure! The WP (short for Washington Post) is laying off people for several reasons:

*The boss said so

*Strawberry has 8 R's

*They are not important and this is the least most amount of savings possible

*You never sign up dude.

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 11 points 12 hours ago

WP (short for Washington Post)

I can't help but laugh because it would have been easier to just write Washington Post.

[-] Classy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 hours ago

Not to mention that the acronym isn't even used any more afterwards lol

[-] Sinthesis@lemmy.today 6 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

WaPo is what I know it as.

/edit and unsubbed a couple months ago.

[-] AngryRobot@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

*Strawberry has 8 R's

I don't get this reference.

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

This, let me know if you got any questions.

[-] AngryRobot@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Yezs I have many questions! What's that pic from?

[-] truxnell@infosec.pub 6 points 11 hours ago

Many original/new LLMs (gen AI) can't correctly answer the question due to the way they break up words into tokens. One of the many flaws in current LLMs that stop them being as magical as tech bros want to market

[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 115 points 1 day ago

I recall folks saying Bezos was saving this paper when he bought it. There is no such thing as a benevolent billionaire. They only protect their own.

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago

🤣 Especially Bezos, he's a pure piece of shit

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 16 points 22 hours ago

How long did Besos own this paper?

[-] chetradley@lemm.ee 9 points 18 hours ago
[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

So now was just the right time to burn it?

[-] garretble@lemmy.world 196 points 1 day ago
[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 19 points 23 hours ago

Yes democracy died inside Bezos asshole

[-] andyburke@fedia.io 41 points 1 day ago

Did it? Dropped my sub a while back as the winds clearly started to shift. We're here reading about it. We don't need "the news" if it's not going to deliver the product: truth about what's happening in the world.

🤷‍♂️

[-] hansolo@lemm.ee 14 points 1 day ago

Both in this context, and a wider, societal context, yes.

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago

Take this regrettable upvote.

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago

It never does. We'll find or make real newspapers.

[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 98 points 1 day ago

willing to burn the fucking paper. what was once a top global newspaper, just for that shitstain in a diaper. fuck 'em.

[-] conquer4@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

It's ironic that while I guess it about the Washington post (could be nyt), I'm at a loss of which one of the shitstains in a diaper they are referring to.

[-] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

The second filthiest one, bezos

[-] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 35 points 1 day ago

The Fasc Post

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

I'm sorry to hear that the ~~New York~~ Washington Post is doing this, but I guess that's what happens when you let a guy like Jeff Bezos buy the ~~New York~~ Washington Post. It becomes a much worse paper.

[-] ladicius@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Let the paper trumpet burn.

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