• doctortofu@reddthat.com
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    18 hours ago

    Is there really no other word apart from SLAM that those “journalists” (or perhaps AI bots) are taught to use? Just one other goddamned word? I’m so tired of everyone and their mother slamming everyone else all the time…

    • The Doctor@beehaw.org
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      3 hours ago

      Not one that editors will let through, no. Remember, most news articles are written for a roughly sixth grade reading level.

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      15 hours ago

      It’s a great word! It basically means “this article is poorly written and not worth your time”