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[deleted] t1_ixfrh2m wrote

I might be wrong but It seemed like every Outlet was running with this story though, it was on reddit's front page for 24 hours and everyone took it at face value in the comment section.

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Cactuszach t1_ixfuj2w wrote

Thats what happens. Most news sites just republish AP news stories. Check a random story from your favorite news site right now. They credit the original reporting, and most likely it’s from the AP.

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gibubba t1_ixhump3 wrote

Yeah the inherent difference of a wire service and a news service. AP is supposed to say “this happened” or “this person said this”. It’s an unbiased factual statement, other commentary and supposed analysis are done by news organizations.

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