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FakeNoose

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32. NAME them and SHAME them - Pennsylvania has a Repuke problem

Reply to KayF (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2021, 09:52 PM

Feb 2021

Thank you and great job WITF - the public broadcasting channel of Harrisburg, PA.

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Newsroom takes unusal steps to "counter the big lie" [View all] KayF Feb 2021 OP

Good policy! Pantagruel Feb 2021 #1

Thanks for posting! Here's a working link teach1st Feb 2021 #2

fixed link in OP thanks! n/t KayF Feb 2021 #4

That is absolutely amazing. efhmc Feb 2021 #3

Journalism! Hurray!! We Hardly Knew Ye!!! (nfm) The Roux Comes First Feb 2021 #5

They act like this is a big act of heroism. This is called reporting. Squinch Feb 2021 #6

Now they'll be called MSM Bolsheviks! Lucky Luciano Feb 2021 #8

You think they haven't been calling them that for years? JHB Feb 2021 #10

"They're not even pretending anymore ZOMGGGG!" or something like that. Lucky Luciano Feb 2021 #13

Squinch, journalistic standards have been very important in gaining the trust of the public. No one Nitram Feb 2021 #22

Operative phrase: "the last 4 years." I would argue it's been more like 5 1/2. Squinch Feb 2021 #23

How Many Other Media Outlets Are Doing It? In This Environment It is Unusual and Deserves Praise. Indykatie Feb 2021 #26

This is beyond reporting. They are saying they'll attach those Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2021 #31

Identifying salient points about the subject of a story is just a standard of normal reporting. Squinch Feb 2021 #37

K & R malaise Feb 2021 #7

Now for the next step. halfulglas Feb 2021 #9

A hearty YES to your idea! Halfulglas flying_wahini Feb 2021 #11

+1 chowder66 Feb 2021 #25

Good idea. That chest thumping is not far removed yonder Feb 2021 #30

That leads to very awkward run-on sentences. Maybe just label them "pro-insurrection?" lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #12

It rubs their noses in it. Oldem Feb 2021 #14

Progress is made - we have a name for it - the Big Lie bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #15

we have to keep using it KayF Feb 2021 #16

Love the station's call letters. wnylib Feb 2021 #17

Refreshing, isn't it? dchill Feb 2021 #18

"We're going to do our job" Takket Feb 2021 #19

This. Squinch Feb 2021 #28

Pulitzer!!! BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #20

Excellent reaction. The media needs to adopt new ways of reporting that do not amplify Nitram Feb 2021 #21

Outstanding. I hope this sets an example to all news operations across all news outlets. msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #24

Good news indeed. Thank you for posting. n/t PatrickforO Feb 2021 #27

So this is one local news channel in Pennsylvania? Hulk Feb 2021 #29

NAME them and SHAME them - Pennsylvania has a Repuke problem FakeNoose Feb 2021 #32

KNR niyad Feb 2021 #33

Bucks County? That's the Home Base of M. Night Shyamalan! Teddy Beer Feb 2021 #34

The seditionist right has long escaped accountability, radius777 Feb 2021 #35

Keep it up Springerjjhicka Feb 2021 #36