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Re:CNN and USA Today Have Fake Websites, I Believe Forbes Ma... by fhdsgbbcaA on Friday September 27, 2024 @08:48PM (#41676958)
They have literally run “native ads” for a decade which are ads specifically designed to appear to be content from New Yorker writers.

https://www.marketingdive.com/news/the-new-yorker-jumps-into...

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Re:CNN and USA Today Have Fake Websites, I Believe Forbes Ma... by chrchr on Friday September 27, 2024 @08:56PM (#41677000)
Also not good, but also not at all like freelancing. Freelancers are paid. Advertisers pay for placement.
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Re:CNN and USA Today Have Fake Websites, I Believe Forbes Ma... by fhdsgbbcaA on Saturday September 28, 2024 @12:51AM (#41677975)
You mentioned what is or isn’t an ad, my point is the distinction is a lot less clear than you think, and it always has been.

While it’s good more people understand the business of news, this is all out in the open and has been for years.

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