• hassanmckusick@lemmy.discothe.quest
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    1 year ago

    but the fact that the photos are things other than the article title hurts their credibility.

    I’m sorry who is under the impression that people are not dying? I’m pretty sure no one is doubting that part.

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      1 year ago

      I agree with you. But in any journalism your message is more impactful if you show what your describing, especially if your article includes photos

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        1 year ago

        Definitely agree, I actually called out another article for literally the same behavior. I just don’t think it’s really necessary here as no extraordinary or contested claims are being made.

        MEE has been pretty solid this week. TBH I’ve never heard of them before this week but I have yet to see them make a claim that other major media outlets didn’t eventually confirm.

        Pretty sure that media bias site rates them as mostly trustworthy with the issue being that we don’t know who they are funded by but 0 reports of false stories.