Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoIf I have to fact-check the uncited claims made in news articles, doesn't that make me the journalist?message-squaremessage-square210fedilinkarrow-up1629arrow-down114
arrow-up1615arrow-down1message-squareIf I have to fact-check the uncited claims made in news articles, doesn't that make me the journalist?Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square210fedilink
minus-squareRandomgal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·15 hours agoNo. Because a) you don’t have to and b) no one is paying you
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours ago […] no one is paying you […] Is that necessary…?
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours ago […] you don’t have to […] By “have” I was referring to the fact that I wouldn’t be able to trust any claims made in the article if it doesn’t cite sources.
No. Because a) you don’t have to and b) no one is paying you
Is that necessary…?
By “have” I was referring to the fact that I wouldn’t be able to trust any claims made in the article if it doesn’t cite sources.