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"
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"
Also, rule 1 became “quote lies without calling them out as lies”
Or, more verbosely: “Act as stenographer, not journalist. Never investigate or ask follow-up questions that may challenge.”