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   James Gleick (jamesgleick@zirk.us)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 07:11:34 JST James Gleick

   I know people think the New York Times is “fascist” or whatever. I don’t think that. I think they’re talented professionals, mostly leaning liberal, who have been sucked into a race for page views. Everything is clickbait—everything.

   Example. The S&P average ended the week exactly where it started. But here’s the headline that led the paper when I woke up this morning. “Tailspin”? Nothing in the story justifies it. Everyone seems pretty sanguine about the market.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 07:14:16 JST Paul Cantrell

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     I agree, with the additional feeling that there are some particular pressures from the top — managing editors on up to the publisher — to avoid crossing certain political lines. That pressure is not “fascist,” but neither is it politically neutral. The fight between the papers writers and its management over its terrible coverage of trans issues is exhibit A.