It'd be interesting to see a breakdown of the proportion of those sites that are R vs those that are D. My guess (based on my admittedly pretty prejudiced views re. conservatives) would be that the majority is Republican-leaning
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squirrel - 1.7yr
The way I read the article, it does not give a precise answer, but it provides a strong hint in two different paragraph:
NewsGuard, which rates the quality and trustworthiness of news sites, has identified 1,197 pink slime sites operating in the US as of April 1...
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Of the pink slime outlets identified by researchers, the largest is the conservative-leaning Metric Media, which consists of about 1,000 local titles, according to the website for its parent company.
So yeah, if the researchers identified some ~1200 sites and one right-wing news network claims to operate 1000 all on its own, then there has to be a very obvious dominance of right-wing "pink slime" news outlets.
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hydroptic @sopuli.xyz - 1.7yr
Ah doi, how did I miss that part
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squirrel - 1.7yr
Honestly, if you had not asked the question, I would not have gone back and checked. The writers could definitely had made this more obvious, but I assume the Financial Times did not want to make the direct connection there themselves.
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Chuymatt @beehaw.org - 1.7yr
Are they owned by the same group?
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hydroptic @sopuli.xyz - 1.7yr
Also a question that'd be interesting to see answered
squirrel in ghazi
“Pink slime” local news outlets erupt all over US as election nears
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/pink-slime-local-news-outlets-erupt-all-over-us-during-election-year/It'd be interesting to see a breakdown of the proportion of those sites that are R vs those that are D. My guess (based on my admittedly pretty prejudiced views re. conservatives) would be that the majority is Republican-leaning
The way I read the article, it does not give a precise answer, but it provides a strong hint in two different paragraph:
So yeah, if the researchers identified some ~1200 sites and one right-wing news network claims to operate 1000 all on its own, then there has to be a very obvious dominance of right-wing "pink slime" news outlets.
Ah doi, how did I miss that part
Honestly, if you had not asked the question, I would not have gone back and checked. The writers could definitely had made this more obvious, but I assume the Financial Times did not want to make the direct connection there themselves.
Are they owned by the same group?
Also a question that'd be interesting to see answered