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Re:Can China Turn the Middle of Nowhere into the Center of t... by malandrew on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @12:54PM (#19037408)
> It's entertainment for people who are interested in geopolitics.

And that's the crux of the problem. This entertainment geopolitics is no longer confined to just places like the NYTimes magazine. It has basically blended in with all "journalism" today because it's great for engagement. In the best case scenario, the hallmarks of good journalism like informing the reader with facts and being impartial are mere afterthoughts.

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Re:Can China Turn the Middle of Nowhere into the Center of t... by allemagne on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @01:48PM (#19037965)
Is the issue the content itself, or an expectation that any given human writing any given article should be considered an absolute source of truth?

Again, I think it would be really valuable to point out the facts or "spin" that the author got wrong here. Please do this if you have an issue with the article not being impartial or getting facts wrong.

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