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1. crazyg+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-08-24 18:31:31
The problem is that press releases often only give one side of a "story", while news articles often present it in a valuable narrative context.

E.g. a new product was announced because the old one used to catch fire. I mean the context isn't usually that dramatic, but there's often important information about a price change, or a response to previous consumer complaints, or how it fits into the broader product line, or is a response to competition -- all of which is much more valuable than anything in a press release.

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2. arp242+Gv[view] [source] 2023-08-24 21:27:01
>>crazyg+(OP)
Press releases are basically just advertisements.
3. nailer+q62[view] [source] 2023-08-25 12:22:51
>>crazyg+(OP)
Sure, but that’s what journalists do - verge articles are just repeats of the original source with nothing added other than a clickbait headline and larger images.
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