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senseandsensibility

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Reply to creeksneakers2 (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 03:23 PM

Mar 10

So journalists do not and should not analyze the relative truthfulness and importance of what is said. It's the setting that matters most of all when determining newsworthiness. Things have certainly changed since I was a journalist.

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They cover news creeksneakers2 Mar 10 #1

I see senseandsensibility Mar 10 #2

They report what is said, then whether it is true or not. creeksneakers2 Mar 10 #3