Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agoIf I have to fact-check the uncited claims made in news articles, doesn't that make me the journalist?message-squaremessage-square231fedilinkarrow-up1643arrow-down115
arrow-up1628arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square231fedilink
minus-squareRandomgallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·1 month agoNo. Because a) you don’t have to and b) no one is paying you
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month ago […] no one is paying you […] Is that necessary…?
minus-squareRandomgallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoYes. Journalist is a job. If you aren’t getting paid you aren’t one. You aren’t a chef for cooking at home for yourself lmao
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month ago […] you don’t have to […] By “have” I was referring to the fact that I wouldn’t be able to trust any claims made in the article if it doesn’t cite sources.
No. Because a) you don’t have to and b) no one is paying you
Is that necessary…?
Yes. Journalist is a job. If you aren’t getting paid you aren’t one. You aren’t a chef for cooking at home for yourself lmao
By “have” I was referring to the fact that I wouldn’t be able to trust any claims made in the article if it doesn’t cite sources.