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Re: Wise Man post# 593690

Sunday, 02/23/2020 7:59:23 AM

Sunday, February 23, 2020 7:59:23 AM

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If it has anything to do with John Carney, its probably inaccurate or sensationalized. Remember his reputation: He worked as a tabloid author before going to work at WSJ, so their goal is to dig up "news" that has no relation to the truth, like all tabloids.

ab·loid
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noun
a newspaper having pages half the size of those of a standard newspaper, typically popular in style and dominated by headlines, photographs, and sensational stories.



Further, the defination of sensationalism is as follows:

sen·sa·tion·al·ism
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noun
1.
(especially in journalism) the use of exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy, in order to provoke public interest or excitement.
"media sensationalism"