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Fresh_Shock2890 t1_iqxgaz5 wrote

Reply to comment by Coincel_pro in Homelessness in R.I. could reach an all-time high this winter, advocates say by rhodyjourno

There is literally a conversation on r/providence now about limiting news posts. It is very much similar.

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Coincel_pro t1_iqxhex7 wrote

I've seen it.

multiple daily reposts with highly slanted political commentary by a shitposter for a blog are not the same thing as less frequent posts by an actual journalist from a regional newspaper.

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LionMcTastic t1_iqxjprr wrote

I couldn't care less about news articles here, but I would say that the situation is very different, because the person posting them isn't dying on an alt-right hill in the comments immediately after.

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Fresh_Shock2890 t1_iqybjuc wrote

You’re right she is the reporter. She wrote the article. The article is behind a paywall.

So is this advertising?

It’d be different if Joe or Jane Redditor came in and said “hey look at this cool article, here’s what I think”

Instead a reporter posts links to stories they wrote behind a paywall without framing or starting a discussion. Clearly advertising.

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rustybullrake t1_iqyd5v9 wrote

The subreddit has had this discussion already (which isn't to say it shouldn't be discussed, just saying it happened at length previously).

I was up in arms about it at first. I think the frequency of articles was much higher than it is these days, and the user was not labeled as being a Boston Globe reporter, which were my two biggest issues.

As things stand now, the mods are cool with it, and the reporter is clearly labeled as such. It is advertising, I agree, but the articles are both relevant and well written. I also appreciate that excerpts are provided, which are usually enough info for me.

This is not remotely comparable to the troll that got banned from Reddit, in my opinion.

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