Make sure to get lots of numbers in the headline
“I’m and writer and there are 10 reasons you should have numbers in the headline, and 3 that actually work”
ABC News: Diesel prices to hike grocery prices
ABC News makes up a click-bait story devoid of context. This is “journalism”, sadly.
Media: I’m so old, I remember when this type of news reporting was sexist
Remember when this type of ‘reporting’ would be condemned?
The most self-absorbed writer in the world?
64 year old freelance writer bemoans she’s saved nothing for retirement. Spends much of her time writing about how others are bad people and she is brainy and smarter than everyone else. Hmmmm. The state of freelance writing today?
Why do “plant-based” eating stories dominate media coverage of nutrition/dieting/eating?
Media stories about “plant-based eating” are 5 to 10x more common than the percent of people who actually eat that way.
Doomerism: And the definition of “poverty”
Doomers love the idea that if you earn less than about $140k/year, you live in poverty.
Is this an AI written faux news story?
Probably. It’s a content mill web site and the form, generalities, no first-person information – reads like an AI written click bait story.
AI to produce nearly all web content within a year
The market for all the “freelance authors” spinning out junk for Business Insider, will be gone within a year, replaced by AI content.
Social media propaganda poster has several errors
Another propaganda poster that is sort of embarrassing.
Are you being misled by emotional social media stories?
How fake emotional stories are being used for engagement farming on social media.