Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting
by drcongo on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @04:46PM
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Is the NY Post considered a serious newspaper over there?
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Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting
by kthxbye123 on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @06:41PM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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>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
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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
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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
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I don't think you're disagreeing with me.