Amateur Journalism and "Pranks" - One Real Threat of the Internet

enorbet · 12-09-2016, 11:47 PM

Thank you, frankbell, for the wikipedia links, As you stated both are very good and I found them balanced and thorough, though I strongly suspect another chapter will need to be written..

frankbell · 12-10-2016, 12:01 AM

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Thank you, frankbell, for the wikipedia links, As you stated both are very good and I found them balanced and thorough, though I strongly suspect another chapter will need to be written.

You are most welcome.

I agree that new chapters will be compiled. Depravity is one constant of human existence. (I didn't used to be so cynical, but then I started paying attention.)

Wikipedia is a heck of a fine piece of work, for all that it is subject to abuse. I have found it generally reliable for subjects without political overtones. Politically significant entries are subject to editing by persons whose first allegiance is not necessarily truth . . . .

sundialsvcs · 12-11-2016, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by frankbell

[...] the traditional media were taken in.

In the good old days, "only The Media" had access to ... printing presses and radio transmitters.

But, today, anyone on Planet Earth can spill their beans to the world.

And so, the only bright-line rule that remains is this one: "only 'what you read on LQ'" is: Absolute Truth!™

Guess "The Media" hasn't quite figured that out yet. (Maybe they're still using Windows ...)