And Valleywag was not "dedicated to uncompromising reporting.” Often no reporting. Just bile. Remember this? http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/magazine/how-one-stupid-tweet-ruined-justine-saccos-life.html …
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@paulg yes that was a pretty ridiculous line. In fact the reporting is incredibly compromised--it's driven by a desire to injure
Rarely an actual desire to injure I think. Just the realization that indignation is the cheapest way to get page views.
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E.g. I don't think they actually wanted to hurt Justine Sacco. They just didn't care how much she got hurt.
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Unless of course cognitive dissonance made them start to dislike her, because they had treated her so badly.
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