Media: “NFL Wife Simone Biles Nearly Passes Away”
The most decorated gymnast in history is just an “NFL Wife”. Journalism at its finest.
Social: The US is not the only country to grant citizenship by “birth right”
About 15% of the world’s countries, including the U.S. grant citizenship based on being born in the country. About 85% do not based citizenship on birth location but on parents’ citizenship or residency status.
How to recognize a content mill click-bait trap
Numbers in the headlines and listicles.
Media: Business Insider is good for dumb travel stories
The listicles, the numbers in the headlines, “my mistakes’, every formulaic crappy piece of writing possible!
Media: Fortune, once had a good reputation, is now click-bait
So says AI so it must be right.
News services use AI to write articles, with both real and fake author names attached
Some have been using AI to re-edit and re-publish work by actual authors, whose names are still on the piece, while others are using AI to generate stories with fake author names.
Media: False – “Nearly half of Americans feel home ownership is impossible”
But some how 66% of Americans own their own home, near an all time high.
Media: How news stories are routinely spun “negative”
The negativity expressed here is an explanation of how useless the media has become.
Media: The narcissism of travel writing
Modern travel writing is all about narcissism, unfortunately, as it has to compete with social media selfies, etc.
Media: “A confirmed case of chickenpox has been reported within the Monessen Elementary Center.” – except not really
Reality in 2nd sentence of their own story: “According to a second letter sent out by the district, what was originally believed to be a case of chickenpox at the Monessen Elementary Center has turned out to be a viral rash, and chickenpox has been ruled out. “