The overuse of advertisements makes their use as a revenue source counterproductive.
advertising / news / society
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You Are The Problem With The News
The problem is you. The problem is me. The problem is all of us who keep falling for the same damn 120-year-old trick.
politics / social justice / social media
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The Problems Of Fact Checking
Blunt-force fact-checking can obscure the truth as well as reveal it.
dayton / economics
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Not April Fool’s: The Dayton Daily News has Contractors Going Door-to-Door TODAY, 30 March.
The day after it reports that the Solid Rock Church (of “touchdown Jesus” infamy) is still holding services despite requests from the Health Department, on the same day that it reports that DeWine might issue more strict isolation orders, the Dayton Daily News’ contractors are going door-to-door selling “Coronavirus fundraiser” subscriptions.
business of writing / news / politics / publishing / self-promotion / social media / social networks
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It isn’t about being truthful. It’s (just) about making them money.
In case you weren’t paying attention, Facebook’s idea of combating misinformation is to make everyone play ball by their rules. Y’know, in ways that make Facebook money.