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“Fairness signaling.”

From Mark Jacob's list of 12 dubious practices to watch out for in political reporting. @markjacob.bsky.social

www.stopthepresses.news/p/12-reasons...

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Matt Ferrel 🍦's avatar Matt Ferrel 🍦 @mattferrel.bsky.social
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Alten Försterei in SF 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️'s avatar Alten Försterei in SF 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @nickel76.bsky.social
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Where is 13. Don’t be Peter Baker (all of the above)

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>>> When a politician tells an interviewer, “That’s a great question,” it probably isn’t. Yes. I also often think that it's a way of ducking one of two honest answers: "I don't know" or "I dare not speak the truth."

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Orion Kidder's avatar Orion Kidder @orionkidder.bsky.social
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I've also seen this called "manufacturing balance," but I can see how "fairness signalling" is calling out the journalistic desire to be *seen as* "fair."

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