• 9point6@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    “Mildly interesting” is not very close to my reaction to this at all, rather something closer to “particularly concerning”

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      It’s not like newspapers or television are much better. The oligarchs bought and control both of those outlets. Plenty of “opinion disguised as news” to go around these days.

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        It’s not like newspapers or television are much better. The oligarchs bought and control both of those outlets

        You have plenty of non-profit newspapers. ProPublica. The Guardian. The Colorado Sun. Mississippi Today. The Salt Lake Tribune. Mother Jones. The Walrus. Le Devoir. La Presse. Mediapart.

        Also, if a journalist writes bullshit, they lose their job. It’s career suicide.

        The way to assess the credibility of a journalist is easy. Just look at their past articles. Their articles usually follow them for their entire career.

        If someone on social media spreads bullshit, what happens ? Nothing.

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          If someone on social media spreads total bullshit, what happens ? Nothing.

          Thats not true. They become president.

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          Also, if a journalist writes total bullshit, they lose their job. It’s career suicide. Their articles follow them for their entire career.

          WMDs in Iraq

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        2 months ago

        The act of reading highly factual, if biased and not independent, still cultivates thinking for one self. Listening to these influencers doesn’t, to the same degree.