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Time magazine: “we don’t know how yet, but we’re gonna find a way to link the rise of fascism and avocado toast”
minus-squareEl Barto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up64·3年前I’ve been hating this since Twitter became a thing. I used to read BBC news articles for (seemingly) good quality reporting, and then they started quoting random twitter users. Like, who gives a fuck?
minus-squarebedrooms@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-23年前Hell, there are even news articles only quoting Tweets. And TV shows only re-streaming viral YT videos. I imagine these people just watch YT the whole day and call it work.
minus-squareEl Barto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3年前Living the dream, if you ask me. Just don’t mix it with serious news. “New political coalition formed! Twitter user rear_beads commented: ‘lol’”
minus-squareShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-23年前One can view a show about humorous viral YouTube videos to be this generation’s America Funniest Home Videos. Edit: Fix grammar
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3年前It always seemed strange to me as well. Who is this person, and why should I value their opinion?
minus-squareRGB3x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3年前Even worse when a “news” article is just embedding a bunch of Tweets from random people and calling it news.
I’ve been hating this since Twitter became a thing. I used to read BBC news articles for (seemingly) good quality reporting, and then they started quoting random twitter users. Like, who gives a fuck?
Hell, there are even news articles only quoting Tweets.
And TV shows only re-streaming viral YT videos. I imagine these people just watch YT the whole day and call it work.
Living the dream, if you ask me. Just don’t mix it with serious news. “New political coalition formed! Twitter user rear_beads commented: ‘lol’”
One can view a show about humorous viral YouTube videos to be this generation’s America Funniest Home Videos.
Edit: Fix grammar
It always seemed strange to me as well. Who is this person, and why should I value their opinion?
Even worse when a “news” article is just embedding a bunch of Tweets from random people and calling it news.
Which the BBC has done. Awful.