How objectivity in journalism became a matter of opinion

Re:How objectivity in journalism became a matter of opinion by Bjartr on Thursday July 16, 2020 @09:24AM (#23858722)

I find that if such opinions are communicated civilly, they are much, much less likely to be downvoted. It's not like no one here will knee jerk downvote, but most often I see aggressive posts downvoted much more consistently than "merely" controversial ones

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Re:How objectivity in journalism became a matter of opinion by mellosouls on Thursday July 16, 2020 @10:08AM (#23859124)

I agree that uncivil comments are down-voted more often, but there is clear "I don't agree with you even though you've made your point intelligently, so I will see if I can make it disappear" which is really unfortunate and not conducive to civil discourse.

Perhaps less than other platforms but certainly a thing - often with no counter comment to explain. All seems a bit small-minded.

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Re:How objectivity in journalism became a matter of opinion by bluGill on Thursday July 16, 2020 @10:12AM (#23859159)

If you are civil you get less down votes, but some opinions will automatically get you a few down votes no matter how insightful and well worded.

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Re:How objectivity in journalism became a matter of opinion by skissane on Thursday July 16, 2020 @06:42PM (#23864698)

Some people downvote because a silent downvote is risk-free, a response isn't. Especially on a controversial topic, why respond and run the risk of being downvoted by those who disagree with you when you can just downvote and move on?

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