Yes. You are very invested in dismissing any causal effect here.
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Replying to @emptywheel @zeynep
Also, description of original WaPo hack story is inaccurate. It was a technical problem AND rush to publish anon leak w/o journalism
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Replying to @emptywheel @zeynep
WaPo ran an anon leak w/o contacting utility.
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Replying to @emptywheel
Dumb, opportunistic jumping at sensational story. Newsroom economics. Retracted. Still not "Hmm, how about Pope Endorses Trump".
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Replying to @zeynep
Sure. Just noting that your description of this was inaccurate. You need to include the failure to do basic journalism.
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Replying to @emptywheel @zeynep
Did you ever answer my Bret Baier question?
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Replying to @zeynep @emptywheel
jumping in here to say I think there's a meaningful difference between "bad journalism" and "fake news"
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and what started being called "fake news" last year is better described as "propaganda"
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Replying to @baratunde
There is a new kind though, one that is driven by ad/$$ ecology and demand and includes ideologically disinterested parties.
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But some versions, yes. Our existing words didn't cover all the new parts of the spectrum.
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