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Re:Over 60% of people view journalism as more dangerous than... by dasm on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @03:44AM (#25440345)
The examples you selected do not seem representative of the list.

For example, the top three incidents involve verifiable journalists. You neglect to mention these before skipping to #4, the ACAB twitter account.

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Re:Over 60% of people view journalism as more dangerous than... by akarma on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @07:57AM (#25441948)
For me, the top three were not verified journalists.

Yes, legitimate journalists are sometimes arrested by police, and this website documents those cases accurately.

Seeing that a substantial number of their incidents are misleading or false, however, takes away from the validity of their data.

I can trust them to report an individual incident accurately in their incidents involving legitimate journalists, but I cannot not trust their data. As every journalist knows — one false incident and the credibility of your data is lost.

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