NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has experienced a computer glitch that’s causing a bit of a communication breakdown between the 46-year-old probe and its mission team on Earth.

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    6 months ago

    My point is the title in journalism went from a summary of the story to a confusing false statement that might give you a hint of what the story is about.

    This is what we get when nobody wants to pay for news anymore. The fact that news media had to turn to ad-funded models is the fault of everybody who refuses to pay for their news

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      6 months ago

      The main issue here isn’t ads. The issue is straight up false titles.

      I understand if they opted for vague summary. But false statement is where i draw the line.

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        6 months ago

        And the reason why they have to resort to clickbait titles is to get people on their site for ad views

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          6 months ago

          Clickbait and false statements are two different things.

          If I write a title saying “Joe Biden resigned” and then talk about how most Americans wants Joe to resign this is considered a false statement.

          But if I write “Americans wants only one thing” then this is a clickbait.