There is no, and never was, "perfect news." Pls stop referring to every mode of failure of news as "fake news". Conflation is not analysis.
-
-
Replying to @zeynep
Again, the reason fake news has gained purchase recently is bc of major fail at traditional media. They cannot be separated.
2 replies 21 retweets 72 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel @zeynep
And WaPo more than any other outlet has to live by the terms it has adopted. It failed its own fake news criteria here.
1 reply 8 retweets 49 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
No it hasn't. Different mode of failure. So obviously so that I'm not sure there can be a serious discussion.
4 replies 1 retweet 13 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
Please don't rebut ideas that are widely held but with which you don't agree w/nothing but disdain. You're better than that.
1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
I'm disagreeing with the current widespread trend of calling every mode of news failure "fake news".
2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes -
Replying to @zeynep @emptywheel
How far do you take this? Was PizzaGate—advanced by people who sincerely thought they were exposing a scandal—fake news?
2 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
"Fake news" was always a bad fit for that too; it was a garden variety conspiracy theory.
2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
yep.
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.