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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
It's not really much different than it ever was, and in fact somewhat better. Two hundred years ago there were privately printed papers which carried whatever news they got from similar papers around the globe. It was usually weeks old and went into the back pages. The headlines were usually the printer's personal opinion and reflected whatever political and moral bias he might have. Today's news outlets couldn't say the things they did then without getting sued.
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Yeah but look at the bright side. Without Jingoist yellow press we wouldn't have liberated Cuba, gained the Philipines, and, with Dole pineapples thrown in, annexed Hawaii, and had great sea battles to discuss..."You may fire when ready Gridley"-Dewey at Manila Bay
