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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 21 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

oftentimes take these facts and spin them for ad revenue, political gain, or their own career advancement

That's not a journalist, that's a propagandist

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

All journalists are propagandists due to the nature of journalism. The decision, conscious or due to ideological alignment, on what facts to emphasize determines the narrative a journalist is promoting.

Last time the US president surprised the press by invading a country without warning, Panama, the first question asked was "were any US soldiers injured". This doesn't require any lies, but it did more to influence the way Americans thought about the surprise war than any lie they could have promoted.

[–] turkalino@sh.itjust.works -3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Unfortunately they've been one in the same in the US for many years

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Could you not? I work for a citizen journalism network and shit like that is incredibly harmful.