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Re:Wired has removed "How Google Alters Search Queries" story by littlestymaar on Saturday October 07, 2023 @01:44PM (#37803826)
> the point of having editorial standards is so they can be applied by the editor before publication...

“Ain't nobody got time for that”.

The role of journalists is to provide facts, but the business model of media in the internet age is about “creating content” and “engagement” and they don't work well together …

Re:Wired has removed "How Google Alters Search Queries" story by vkou on Saturday October 07, 2023 @02:33PM (#37804293)
Even providing facts is a subjective, opinionated process. Which facts are provided, which are left out, which are contextualized, and which are not can completely invert the meaning of a story.
Re:Wired has removed "How Google Alters Search Queries" story by littlestymaar on Saturday October 07, 2023 @03:52PM (#37804973)
> Even providing facts is a subjective, opinionated process.

Yes, that's why you need press freedom with multiple point of views. But it is orthogonal to the point I was making.