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Docreed2003

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3. Sadly, I think we are going to see more of this type of lazy journalism

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Mon Dec 9, 2024, 05:35 PM

Dec 9

It seems to be creeping into all areas of social media and now mainstream journalists are latching onto it as well. It's almost as if getting clicks and likes is more important than accuracy. Strike that, getting likes and clicks is clearly more important than accuracy

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Sadly, I think we are going to see more of this type of lazy journalism Docreed2003 Dec 9 #3

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