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Re:I Am Deleting the Blog by pdonis on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @02:21PM (#23618048)
> Using real names isn't to "drive clicks" and "appease advertisers." It's to add credibility to a story.

If the NYT actually thinks they need to use the real name of the author of Slate Star Codex to add credibility to a story about the blog, they're delusional.

I think it's much more likely that they simply don't care about the valid personal concerns of people they write about.

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Re:I Am Deleting the Blog by foob4r on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @03:59PM (#23619450)
Regardless, revealing someone's real name is orthogonal to clicks or ad revenue.
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Re:I Am Deleting the Blog by andy_ppp on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @04:36PM (#23619886)
Why did the journalist search out the real name which is clearly difficult and then not talk to his interviewee about his name being released; because he knew it was immoral.
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Re:I Am Deleting the Blog by foob4r on Friday June 26, 2020 @09:45AM (#23651887)
Your morality is not relevant to good journalism.
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Re:I Am Deleting the Blog by rndgermandude on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @09:20PM (#23622796)
It's actually not. People in general like "good stories" and will read and share them more. Adding "credibility" will drive the perception as a "good" story and therefore to some degree clicks as well.
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Re:I Am Deleting the Blog by pdonis on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @04:27PM (#23619774)
Depends on who's clicking and who the advertisers are.
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