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How The New York Times is (still) getting gamed by the right (www.theverge.com)

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[–] johnrraymond@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It seems we are looking at a near systemic collapse of truth-telling in classic media.

That the NYT is carrying water for a russian asset in the white house says more than what they are printing specifically at any given moment.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

BlueAnonsense. And corporate media has been like this for generations.

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