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Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by drcongo on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @04:46PM (#24781387)
Is the NY Post considered a serious newspaper over there?
Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by kthxbye123 on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @06:41PM (#24782562)
No, it's universally considered a far-right tabloid, similar to the Daily Mail or the Sun in the UK.
Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by srtjstjsj on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @09:38PM (#24783860)
To clarify further, NY Post is owned by the same person as The Sun, Rupert Murdoch.
Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by SpicyLemonZest on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @05:02PM (#24781566)
It's one of those papers in the strange intersection of "mainstream tabloid". It's clearly not serious, as you can see from a quick glance at their typical cover pages, but it's also not one of the papers everyone knows is untrustworthy schlock.
Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by microtherion on Thursday October 15, 2020 @03:37AM (#24785912)
And it's a paper whose headlines are more widely cited than the articles, because it's known for the catchy headlines.
Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by SamReidHughes on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @05:55PM (#24782125)
Yes, it's a serious newspaper.

But it is known to use sans serif fonts and hire people that went to public schools.

Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by throwawa3495 on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @06:12PM (#24782287)
>hire people that went to public schools.

You say this like it's an insult.

Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by srtjstjsj on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @09:35PM (#24783833)
Parent was being sarcastic, insinuating that people who don't like Rupert Murdoch's decades-old propaganda empire are elitist.
Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by rabuse on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @06:48PM (#24782621)
Is information being gated by private universities, that only the elite have access to? This may have had validity in the pre-internet era, but information is everywhere now. There's nothing wrong with "public education".
Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by SamReidHughes on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @08:47PM (#24783524)
I don't think you're disagreeing with me.