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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  2035 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Stem Cell Benefits May Let You Cheat Death

Well, kids, we hope you enjoyed this peek behind the curtain. Lather rinse repeat for every corporate interest story you've ever seen, exit through the gift shop and thanks for visiting the Illuminati.





mk  ·  2035 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Working with a PR company definitely changed the way that I look at news, and didn't consider myself naive.

am_Unition  ·  2035 days ago  ·  link  ·  

How so?

mk  ·  2034 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I suspect most articles are fed by PR, even where the motivation isn't obvious. When you add the political motivations of outlets, there's not much room left for organic reporting.

partyush  ·  1898 days ago  ·  link  ·  

so what do you think is the solution?