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mikeleeorg on Dec 6, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: How brands secretly buy their way into Forbes, Fas...

If this worries you, read, "Trust Me, I'm Lying" for more frightening insights into the world of journalism:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0074VTHH0/

LeoJiWoo on Dec 6, 2017 | [–]

I bought the kindle version last night based on your link, and finished reading it this morning. Its a real WTF wakeup call.

This quote really stuck out to me. "In the pay-per-page view model, every post is a conflict of interest."

Really frightening stuff.

mathperson on Dec 6, 2017 | [–]

Great book!

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