Andrea Junker Nov 17, 2022
JOURNALISM 101 RULE: If someone says it’s raining, and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out of the fucking window and find out which is true. — Now more than ever.
Show threadWesDymNov 18, 2022

@Strandjunker I'd call this an over-simplification, in the "not even wrong" vein.

'Journalism' covers a lot of duties, one of which is reporting pretty much anything that any public figure says, no matter how asinine. The fact they said it is news all by itself, independent of truth or decency. The public have a right to know what leaders say, however stupid.

New ANALYSIS is related, but separate. This seems to be what's being addressed here, but not all news is analysis.

Show threadarceuthobium
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The dogma of good journalism used to be “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” Dueling quotes is sensationalism, not journalism.
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