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[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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 1 week ago

Some definitely do that

[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

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

[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week 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.