• Ocean@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 day ago

      If said reporter can’t present quantifiable data/evidence, then maybe they shouldn’t write the article?

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              21 hours ago

              ​ Unlike a professor who would reject a student’s unsubstantiated claims, a for-profit entity won’t care about evidence unless its absence hurts profits. And you can say that about nearly any commercial news or journalistic organization. Establishing an equitable and high standard of education is the only true way to combat this, and that’s not happening in our lifetime

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        14 hours ago

        Do you actually expect journalists to have any integrity these days?