Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 13 days agoIf I have to fact-check the uncited claims made in news articles, doesn't that make me the journalist?message-squaremessage-square224fedilinkarrow-up1639arrow-down114
arrow-up1625arrow-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 · 13 days agomessage-square224fedilink
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days ago […] without making a dent on the issue. “the issue” being misinformation and disinformation that’s not defamation?
minus-squareMudMan@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoSure. Defamation is a very specific case of improper communication. But even defamation is hard to control in a world of distributed social media communication.
“the issue” being misinformation and disinformation that’s not defamation?
Sure. Defamation is a very specific case of improper communication.
But even defamation is hard to control in a world of distributed social media communication.