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If I have to fact-check the uncited claims made in news articles, doesn't that make me the journalist? (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

is an acting journalist is statistically very likely to be extremely unqualified for the job

Wait wait.. are you saying I'm unqualified to be a journalist? Because yeah you are probably right.

Also Bayes and stat pilled.

[-] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

[…] are you saying I’m unqualified to be a journalist? Because yeah you are probably right. […]

What makes you think that you are unqualified?

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

What makes you think that you are unqualified?

A more than cursory knowledge of statistics.

[-] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Statistics of what?

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