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1. ransom+(OP)[view] [source] 2018-09-28 19:05:11
"NYT writes fast :)"

Facebook wrote it. They called their friend at NYT and handed over the article - then mentioned they would be sharing it with other outlets later. [just my guess].

replies(2): >>awad+X3 >>idlewo+DB
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2. awad+X3[view] [source] 2018-09-28 19:34:38
>>ransom+(OP)
Pre-disclosing news to publications is a standard affair in business and politics. Nothing out of the ordinary here.
replies(1): >>nemtar+U4
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3. nemtar+U4[view] [source] [discussion] 2018-09-28 19:42:53
>>awad+X3
I'm also surprised that many supposedly educated people on HackerNews don't seem to know these things.

Noam Chomsky wrote Manufacturing Consent decades ago.

Read, you fools!

replies(1): >>emoden+AD
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4. idlewo+DB[view] [source] 2018-09-29 02:54:51
>>ransom+(OP)
That's a serious ethical accusation to make against a journalist. Make it if you have evidence, but not reasoning from first principles.
replies(1): >>ethanw+eN
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5. emoden+AD[view] [source] [discussion] 2018-09-29 03:31:34
>>nemtar+U4
It's actually the 30th anniversary. Also, Herman wrote half the book!
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6. ethanw+eN[view] [source] [discussion] 2018-09-29 07:41:54
>>idlewo+DB
They wrote it in 3 minutes, are you seriously saying first principles are not sufficient here?
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7. idlewo+6R7[view] [source] [discussion] 2018-10-02 22:40:27
>>ethanw+eN
I am. Much more plausible is an embargoed story.
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