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'Pseudo-journalism': Partisan 'news' sites target US midterms
Researchers say 1,179 pink slime outlets now outnumber newspaper sites and are spending heavily on social media ads to shape midterm coverage.
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'Pseudo-journalism': Partisan 'news' sites target US midterms
The so-called "pink slime" sites -- many secretly backed by partisan groups on both sides of the political aisle -- appear to be fueling an explosion of polarizing or false narratives ahead of the November 3 elections. Their backers are splurging hundreds of thousands of dollars on advertising their articles on social media, expanding their otherwise limited readership while authentic media outlets grapple with financial woes, layoffs, and recor…
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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