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Bluetus

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30. Wrong. That what 20th century journalism was

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #10)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 12:28 AM

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21st century "journalism" is exactly the opposite. It is all about clickbait and retention. The old way was to put the essential info in the first paragraph, then add detail for those who cared to read on.

The new way is to try to build a series of cliffhangers, to string the reader along past 25 ads and popups before providing the only thing the reader was actually trying to find out.

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I didn't say he was Skittles Yesterday #32

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