Yes. And the people funded like this - on the left and the right - need to be dismissed and disregarded as journalists.
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What is it about the word "influencer" that makes you think this story is about journalists? Did they call out anyone who calls themselves a journalist for taking money?
aug 27, 2025, 6:15 pm • 9 0 • view
I think some influencers generate influence by behaving like journalists. If people read/listen/ follow them in order to be informed then they are playing the role of a journalist.
aug 27, 2025, 6:18 pm • 0 0 • view
But you're injecting that supposition into this not "reporting" on actual journalists taking money.
aug 27, 2025, 6:20 pm • 5 0 • view
OK. Unfortunately, the distinction between journalists and influencers is quite blurry these days.
aug 27, 2025, 6:44 pm • 3 0 • view
Fair point.
aug 27, 2025, 7:10 pm • 2 0 • view