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Re:Russian opposition leader Navalny dupes spy into revealin... by rubyfan on Monday December 21, 2020 @11:47AM (#25496622)
isn’t that the opposite of Occam’s Razor? a theory that makes a journalist part of an geopolitical intelligence conspiracy seems much more complex than the reality that data is fairly easily accessible.
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Re:Russian opposition leader Navalny dupes spy into revealin... by rocqua on Monday December 21, 2020 @11:55AM (#25496714)
Well, the russians leaked data with 2016 Clintom e-mails. And journalists being fed data will probably still publish. Honestly, I think neither Occam, nor Hanlon's razor really apply here.
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Re:Russian opposition leader Navalny dupes spy into revealin... by igravious on Monday December 21, 2020 @12:00PM (#25496783)
What about Operation Mockingbird[1] and the Church Committee report?

In a 1977 Rolling Stone magazine article, "The CIA and the Media," reporter Carl Bernstein expanded upon the Church Committee's report and said that around 400 press members were considered assets by the CIA.

Undoubtedly this continues to this day.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Committee

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Re:Russian opposition leader Navalny dupes spy into revealin... by jessaustin on Monday December 21, 2020 @01:40PM (#25497925)
USA journalists learned their lessons with Gary Webb and, some would say, Michael Hastings. From now on we can't rely on the "free" press.
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