Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month ago

If I have to fact-check the uncited claims made in news articles, doesn't that make me the journalist?

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If I have to fact-check the uncited claims made in news articles, doesn't that make me the journalist?

Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month ago

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Yes. Journalist is a job. If you aren’t getting paid you aren’t one. You aren’t a chef for cooking at home for yourself lmao

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