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Rachel Baldes's avatar

It's not like I'm not aware of all the stories they choose to ignore, or the insane amount of spin on others. It's the way they hold themselves up as arbiters of what "real" journalism is in their editorial pages while agreeing to be silent whenever they get a call from the feds. They're failing spectacularly at their job of informing their readers and they're not very good toadies either. They do nothing well except deflect blame from their corporate offices and lay off the journalists they've forced into writing propaganda who complied because they want to keep their jobs. No one is getting to keep their journalism job in those places. Hang on to your integrity instead.

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Ken Klippenstein's avatar

Exactly - the job security is totally illusory

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Rachel Baldes's avatar

It's so depressing. Reading about people refraining from sharing things or having discussions on social media because they know that they won't get assignments from the same folks who want us to believe they're still the fourth estate of old. Now we need more press regularly covering the press’s long and embarrassing dismantling and transformation into entertainment.

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Joe's avatar

"They're failing spectacularly at their job of informing their readers and they're not very good toadies either."

This.

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Rachel Baldes's avatar

Thanks!!

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Susan Becraft's avatar

Look no further than corporate media’s “reporting” on the events in Amsterdam last weekend to understand their lack of integrity. Your comments are spot on, Rachel.

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Rachel Baldes's avatar

Thanks!

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Mr. J. Citizen's avatar

Ken - was this dossier redacted post publication same as the Vance one?

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Mr. J. Citizen's avatar

JD Vance one? Apologies for potential duplicate question, my phone is displaying the text strangely via substack at times

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Nacho's avatar

Rubio knows empathy when he sees it in genocide Joe. I’m sure he will follow that same “empathy” in his decision making! These people are real freaks.

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An old Twitter reply guy's avatar

New Twitter ban hammer on Ken just dropped

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Dierk Groeneman's avatar

with so many reasons to look elsewhere for a Secretary of State, what's changed since this dossier was compiled?

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Todd's avatar

Huh. Guess Trump only wants right-wingers without pussies to grab (unless she's a secretary, natch). Gurls are _soooo_ distracting, after all, when there's Men's Work to be done . . . .

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