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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Feb 4
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    Media elites love to preen about how besieged the journalism profession supposedly is, then they turn around and cheer $5.3 million spent on a self-righteous Superbowl ad by the Washington Post, because that's totally something a besieged industry would have the resources to do

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      1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Feb 4
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        Parts of the industry really are "besieged" due to financial precarity and corporate plunder, but that's not what WaPo is warning about: for them it's some melodramatic anti-Trump thing. Ironically they distract from the real sources of "besiegement" with their flamboyant tactics

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      2. Ryan Quinn‏ @RyanEQuinn Feb 4
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        Many local news outlets are at least financially besieged. @washingtonpost isn't indicative of the industry as a whole.

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Feb 4
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        I realize that, but ironically the Washington Post actually draws attention away from the legitimately-besieged elements of the industry with its flamboyant tactics

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      1. Spookybread‏ @anarchyboule Feb 4
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        People love to defend the idea of a free press and I’m over here in this place called reality wishing we still had one..

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      1. bUt wHaT aBoUt ChInA‏ @Damned33rd Feb 4
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        It's a paradox. Local newspapers are dying, which is helping the political polarization, and only large flagship papers like WaPo can survive. Someone else pointed out that it might have been a better idea to spend that money on young cub reporters.

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      1. Certs‏ @CertsVA Feb 4
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        it's proof of just how besieged freedom of speech and the press really is by our current president. ie not at all.

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      1. Michael McAuliff‏Verified account @mmcauliff Feb 4
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        Michael McAuliff Retweeted

        https://twitter.com/mattdpearce/status/1092111302770647042 … https://twitter.com/andrewperezdc/status/1092139732702760960 … https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/1092073390888738816 … there are plenty more.

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      1. dkmich  🌹‏ @dkmich Feb 4
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        They always can afford what they want. Always!

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      1. язnogamblз‏ @R3N0GAMBL3 Feb 4
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        Meanwhile, #FreeJulianAssange

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      1. Wearing sunglasses in the rain‏ @christianpbrink Feb 4
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        Dude come on

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      1. David Pittelli‏ @DavidPittelli1 Feb 4
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        Well, the WaPo has all that mad Amazon money. Standing on its own it wouldn't have $5 million burning a hole in its pocket.

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      1. Will Blalock‏ @willliamblalock Feb 4
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        Sanctimony is expensive, especially during the Super Bowl. Bwaahaaa!!!

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      1. Behindleftlines‏ @behindleftlines Feb 4
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        They spent money to inform us that they have not spent enough money on proper security details for their reporters

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      1. oldschoolprep‏ @theoneinpearls Feb 4
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        Real news doesn’t need to pay millions to advertise their validity.

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      1. Stephanie Nellor‏ @CaliSwiss1 Feb 5
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        They spend $5.3M on a self-agrandizing ad, but eagerly cover & support Pelosi, et al in not spending $5M for a wall to help ensure the safety & sovereignty of our nation. Sounds about right. 🤔😕

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      2. Greg Martin‏ @SelkirkArt Feb 4
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        A vanity press owned by the richest man on the planet(who directly profits from CIA and Pentagon contracts) buys a 5 million dollar ad in the Superbowl to celebrate journalism. #latestagecapitalism at it's peak.

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      2. HODLer of Last Resort‏ @jimyoung2817 Feb 4
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        your logic implies that businesses only advertise when they're satisfied with the markets' perception of them and they have excess resources. Those are both the literal opposite of the truth. What would motivate you to tweet such a bad take?

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      2. CL‏ @hellofootball11 Feb 4
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        Apparently conservatives do not understand the concept of “marketing” or “advertising.”

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