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Re:Protests Put Hong Kong on Collision Course with China’s C... by michaelt on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @08:35AM (#20685150)
In some situations there is an underlying truth, and opposing sides (who have both public and private agendas) will gladly lie and spin in order to get their way.

For example, perhaps Ukraine says they've been invaded by Russian troops without insignias; and Russia says it isn't them.

Some would say the ideal in journalism would be not only to report the conflicting statements, but also to determine and report what the underlying truth is.

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Re:Protests Put Hong Kong on Collision Course with China’s C... by mieseratte on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @08:36AM (#20685161)
What underlying truth have they missed here? The only thing I see here is that people are shitting on the NYT for not picking a side.
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