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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com

it really feels like a betrayal that the journalism industry essentially shifted overnight from "we have two rules: don't lie, and don't plagiarize" to "oh hell, just use the plagiarism machine to make shit up"

aug 27, 2025, 3:40 pm • 165 27

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Monax @monax.bsky.social

Also, rule 1 became “quote lies without calling them out as lies”

aug 28, 2025, 12:29 pm • 1 0 • view
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jace cavacini @dysamoria.com

Or, more verbosely: “Act as stenographer, not journalist. Never investigate or ask follow-up questions that may challenge.”

sep 5, 2025, 12:04 am • 0 0 • view