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Re:Amazon staff laid off as tech giants cut costs, according... by masterof0 on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @12:36PM (#33627062)
I forgot to screenshot the post. But I saw a post on Blind, from a BBC user (which could or could not be a reporter) asking for people to tell stories about the layoffs. I was blown away. I always assumed reporters will try to find someone and talk to them face to face (via zoom or in person) to gather intel on news stories.
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Re:Amazon staff laid off as tech giants cut costs, according... by brewdad on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @02:25PM (#33629050)
What makes you think that isn't step two? Step one is finding the people and their stories then following up with the most promising/compelling ones.
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Re:Amazon staff laid off as tech giants cut costs, according... by masterof0 on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @03:29PM (#33630060)
Sure, there is plenty of ways to get someone from that company's attention, Looking for trolls in Blind is not the best way really, anyone can say anything their one, and the reporter would have no way of verifying it, then will publish something that is false, which we all know have happened many times. But if you think BBC is a extremely reliable source, then, yeah, you are right.
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Re:Amazon staff laid off as tech giants cut costs, according... by dsr_ on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @03:04PM (#33629712)
A reported doesn't need to even know who they're talking to in order to get leads on who should be pursued, but being wrong can lead to a lot of wasted hours.
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