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JessicaGriffin t1_iz80v26 wrote

Reply to comment by TreeLord23 in A new writer tweeted about a low book signing turnout, and famous authors commiserated by AmethystOrator

Is NPR a “random jerks news site” now?

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_iz85fgs wrote

I...I want to believe that was some kind of joke, but...maybe some people reeeeally don't like NPR or something?

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JessicaGriffin t1_iz85lx8 wrote

Right?!? Seems highly sus.

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_iz8awio wrote

Sus, yeah, but I'm not even sure what to be suspicious *of* lol

Do they just not know news sources? Did they not see the link? I have no clue what's going on orz

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TreeLord23 t1_iz8h773 wrote

Mate i just hate news sites that practically rip their info straight off reddit or some shit.

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_iz8hmin wrote

This article adds so much more context, though. In terms of text, it's like 15% tweets, then 85% talking about the author's history, what she went through, and the situation surrounding the tweets. Looks like they interviewed her directly, too. That hardly counts as ripping their info straight off of reddit.

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TreeLord23 t1_iz8hb7j wrote

To be honest news sites in general are shit. Nothing is really newsworthy. This shit aint newsworthy. Only newsworthy shit is... I dont know, local news and things that effect the global/national economy.

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