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Edit: Even MBFC rates dropsitenews as a reliable source https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/drop-site-news-bias-and-credibility/

MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

There is no rule about 'blog sites' on worldnews. Jordanlund has made this up and proceeds to classify anything he does not like as a 'blog '.

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 45 points 6 days ago

We've been over this.

Anyone can set up a Substack blog. It's not a valid source. Same with Blogger, same with Medium.

If it gets posted through a legitmate news source, it's 100% welcome.

Blog sites aren't news.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 31 points 6 days ago

Substack is not a blogging platform. You can host a blog using Substack, but not every site built using Substack is a blog.

Dropsitenews is clearly not a blog. That should be immediately evident if you open the website. The about-page also clearly explains how they are an independent news organization with reputable journalists working for it. Even MBFC classifies them as a news organization.

If your argument is "it's a substack website so it's a blog, but a completely identical-looking website that's not built using substack isn't a blog, so it's allowed", then you're not arguing along the lines of rule 1, you're arguing along the lines of an unwritten rule that is supposed to help reinforce rule 1. If so, it should be explained in the sidebar. The post as-is does not violate rule 1 in any reasonable interpretation. If you have a different argumentation as to why Dropsitenews is a blog, you should provide it so that people know what to expect from the mod team.

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[-] CabbageRelish@midwest.social 38 points 6 days ago

Drop Site is not a simple “substack blog.” It’s a new project created and run by journalists/founders from The Intercept who parted ways because of their mismanagement. Everyone including the journalist who shared this article has extensive experience as a professional journalist and bylines with major publications.

Is Time a blog because it runs on Wordpress?

[-] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 20 points 5 days ago

Oh whoa, this is a really good point.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/drop-site-news-bias-and-credibility/

High credibility, mostly factual.

@jordanlund@lemmy.world ?

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[-] Arcka@midwest.social 25 points 5 days ago

This is an absolutely braindead lazy take.

The same professional journalists who've worked at these big media corporations have used the substack platform to open up sites in droves so they can focus on more niche topics, or just escape the censorship of owners and advertisers.

If you think that legitimate news can only come from a company owned by billionaires, then you're wrong.

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[-] thann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 days ago

Hey genius blogs are as reliable as the journalist who wrote them... just like a newspaper...

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[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 27 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I’m with you here. News sites will mirror this to confirm its legitimacy, and that should be linked, not the substack.

People don’t like it, but man, I would love it if Lemmy preserves information hygiene as it grows.

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