tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post7542904073896949158..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Russian Hacking: Thanks ObamaWinston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-32803963346141400892017-06-27T21:36:47.544-04:002017-06-27T21:36:47.544-04:00Oh it's definitely crap. And it will get wors...Oh it's definitely crap. And it will get worse.<br /><br />But it is also important to consume major newspapers understanding that they are profit maximizing institutions in a dying industry playing to an ideologically monolithic consumer base. There is no way these organizations are going to be rational, honest information brokers. At least journalists in the early 20th Century were just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-18944661587617282032017-06-27T20:32:06.979-04:002017-06-27T20:32:06.979-04:00Yeah, but you can't sacrifice accuracy for suc...Yeah, but you can't sacrifice accuracy for such crap!!Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-15381173650208344932017-06-25T21:53:27.691-04:002017-06-25T21:53:27.691-04:00My understanding is that headlines are largely pic...My understanding is that headlines are largely picked based on engagement. They alpha-beta test a number of alternatives in a quick run then settle on the winner. Virtually all copy on the web is determined this way now, so it isn't just a WaPo thing.<br /><br />I wouldn't be surprised if whatever copy-editor was running this just shoved "collusion" into one, then it won (for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com