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Story based on opinion, with zero fact backup and against prevailing trends - if this was Alt-Right politics it would be called Fake News!

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The Economist

@TheEconomist

· Dec 29, 2016

AI will begin to earn the public's trust—and flourish—in 2017, predicts @shivon econ.st/2gL48UI

Actually, interesting point - can differentiate between news & op-eds now?

Alan Patrick

@freecloud

Dec 29, 2016

good question - is it now all the same content, and the context that changes what we call it?

Op-eds published by reputable publications give unwarranted respectability to bad ideas.

Alan Patrick

@freecloud

Dec 29, 2016

yes, my "beef" is more with Economist passing off dodgy PR-Hype as "Op Ed" or even "News"

Mike Butcher

@mikebutcher

Dec 29, 2016

it's not labelled news cc.

an "interesting" argument, (IMO) right now MSM needs to go for *more* transparency

just like having snowmen for avatars shows less transparency, right?

Alan Patrick

@freecloud

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@mikebutcher

touche' - and a (now useless) pseudonym - old skool! But - IMO not same as MSM reqmnt

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