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Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

If I have to fact-check the uncited claims made in news articles, doesn't that make me the journalist?

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If I have to fact-check the uncited claims made in news articles, doesn't that make me the journalist?

Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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    1 year ago

    https://jacobin.com/2024/02/new-york-times-anti-palestinian-bias

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      I see your sources. I will check Wikipedia to see if there has been discussion on it, if not, I will bring it up and get back to you.

      (On phone right now so I can’t)

      EDIT: Will not be posting this on Wikipedia, see response in https://lemmy.ml/post/23416718/15472127

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        Well good. Luck with that, but my experience trying to get changes through on Wikipedia is that it just takes one person with an agenda to stubbornly go “nuh-uh” and there nothing you can do about it

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          I used to edit Wikipedia for a long time, so I know what you’re saying - but if you’re actually correct, you’ll generally win (may require pinging some other people who know you to come in to mediate)

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