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PJMcK

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3. As I wrote, piss-poor journalism

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 16, 2020, 05:37 AM

Jul 2020

If a reporter (along with their editor) is going to tell a story, give us all the facts. Otherwise the report approaches propaganda.

If the decision to not list the flag owner's name is because of the newspaper's advertising business, that would be a disgusting editorial, journalistic and business decision.

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