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minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoGood journalism would be not quoting and repeating unsubstantiated claims at all. Unless you’re going to write an article saying “spokesman makes wild and unsubstantiated claims at press conference”.
minus-squareRapidcreek@reddthat.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·1 year agoSo good journalism is actually editorials. It’s what you think, not what someone says.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoThere’s a term for repeating merely what someone says: hearsay. In no way should that be considered news or journalism.
Good journalism would be not quoting and repeating unsubstantiated claims at all.
Unless you’re going to write an article saying “spokesman makes wild and unsubstantiated claims at press conference”.
So good journalism is actually editorials. It’s what you think, not what someone says.
There’s a term for repeating merely what someone says: hearsay. In no way should that be considered news or journalism.
That’s pretty funny