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Re:American workers are 'unhappier at work' than they have b... by ipnon on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @01:52PM (#38449627)
I think blogspam is what you’re looking for. Content which is primarily intended to generate clicks rather than be read in any capacity.
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Re:American workers are 'unhappier at work' than they have b... by dangus on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @09:35AM (#38459776)
Not quite, because reputable journalistic entities do it in non-web formats.

NPR as much as I like it is a classic offender here. A lot of their segments revolve around individual experiences, which in a lot of ways is a good thing.

On the other hand, those personal experiences are just that: personal. Sometimes it seems like they're interviewing someone with an experience that is extremely unique and unlikely to happen to anyone else.

Another scenario I see played out a lot is that they're interviewing someone who is struggling with a social issue that seems pretty obviously resolvable to most listeners. But it's like, that doesn't really matter, because there's no compelling story to tell without that struggle.

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