• kjetil@lemmy.world
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    Tech dirt’s stepping up and arguing for actual journalism:

    Let’s be clear: uncritically reporting the White House’s “nothing to see here” stance isn’t journalism — it’s stenography.

    The media’s job isn’t to parrot White House talking points — it’s to uncover the truth.

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      Tech journalist outlets have been the best at reporting on Trump’s shit. Wired figured this out better than the New York Times.

      • Tony Bark@pawb.socialOP
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        Yeah. Most of the recent reports that I’ve posted have been Ars or Verge lately. In hindsight, this is kind of something I don’t think Trump expected. He may have the mainstream doing their bidding but tech journalists are outside that bubble.

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          Tech journalists are used to reporting on people who think their shit tastes like candy just because people are willing to eat it.