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Anonymous Wed 24 May 2023 11:52:50 No.10262589 View View Reply Original Report

Is wrestling the only medium where a “”””””journalist”””””” can post something like an authoritative fact without citing any sources and the fans will still believe it and spread it around?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2023 11:53:59 No.10262590 Report

Quoted By: >>10262595

>>10262589
You've not paid attention to the last two election cycles and it shows

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2023 11:55:37 No.10262595 Report

Quoted By: >>10262607 >>10262717 >>10262732

>>10262590
They usually at least have a source they can cite for their claims though. Wrestling writers never do, it’s always just “my source backstage told me but I can’t say who it is because uh reasons”
Why do people believe them and not only believe them but actually pay them real money for this?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2023 11:59:38 No.10262601 Report

Quoted By: >>10262609

>>10262589
Videogames journalism.
Show biz journalism.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2023 12:01:38 No.10262607 Report

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>>10262595
those sources are usually in the "intelligence community" and are just as reliable and trustworthy as the backstage carnies in wrestling

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2023 12:02:01 No.10262609 Report

Quoted By: >>10262617 >>10262705

>>10262601
At least with Vidya, majority of them knows that the jurnos are bulshitting. It feels like most wrestling fans believed what the "journalist" said without source.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2023 12:03:32 No.10262617 Report

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>>10262609
Yeah that’s what I mean. Like the wrestling “journo” that said AEW was getting a huge rights renewal, with nothing to support his claim, but it still spread online like wildfire like it was just going to happen and then it didn’t.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2023 12:18:44 No.10262684 Report

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I've always wondered about this stuff.
Is there anything in it for the sources? Are they paid for this? Or do the sources leak information for backstage political purposes? When something DOESN'T happen is it always just "plans change" or was a source trying to control/influence decisions?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2023 12:21:28 No.10262705 Report

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>>10262609
That's because vidya journalists have open hostility towards most gamers and it's transparent. The only reason it's accepted is because enough gamers are faggot losers who'll actually agree with them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2023 12:22:27 No.10262717 Report

Quoted By: >>10262723

>>10262595
"an anonymous source" is exactly the same as what faggot Meltzer has about 80% of the time

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2023 12:23:16 No.10262723 Report

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>>10262717
Not even remotely true

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 May 2023 12:24:18 No.10262732 Report

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>>10262595
CNN unironically had James Clapper, the guy who lied about the NSA spying on Americans, come on and say the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformation when that first leaked. Much like wrestling outlets, their purpose is to babyface whoever is feeding them information.

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