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		grandempire 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Importance of Fact-Checking Arranging facts into a narrative with mass appeal is the craft of journalism.

lazyeye 9 months ago [–]

Or cherry-picking facts to support a narrative? This seems far more common in the mainstream media.

grandempire 9 months ago | [–]

I think cherry-picking is inherent to the craft. As a pejorative it probably means the chosen arrangement of facts is poorly constructed.

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