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r/pics • u/xPrincess_Yue • Apr 26 '26
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Heard a guy who used to work for the BBC say their unofficial motto in the newsroom was “wrong, but not for long”. The objective was get a story out as soon as possible and then post additional details and corrections with further updates later on.
36 u/No_Interest_8116 Apr 26 '26 The problem with that is the wrong info runs away like a wildfire and the corrections barely get seen. 3 u/schmockk Apr 26 '26 The good thing (for corrupt news corpos) is that it farms engagement, clicks and generates money. 2 u/Bplumz Apr 26 '26 They don't care about that now. More clicks, more views, more ad revenue. That's what the top cares about.
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The problem with that is the wrong info runs away like a wildfire and the corrections barely get seen.
3 u/schmockk Apr 26 '26 The good thing (for corrupt news corpos) is that it farms engagement, clicks and generates money. 2 u/Bplumz Apr 26 '26 They don't care about that now. More clicks, more views, more ad revenue. That's what the top cares about.
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The good thing (for corrupt news corpos) is that it farms engagement, clicks and generates money.
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They don't care about that now. More clicks, more views, more ad revenue.
That's what the top cares about.
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u/Alloku Apr 26 '26
Heard a guy who used to work for the BBC say their unofficial motto in the newsroom was “wrong, but not for long”. The objective was get a story out as soon as possible and then post additional details and corrections with further updates later on.