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Epstein Arrest Leaves Top Technology Figures Racing to Distance Themselves

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132 points AndrewBissell | 1 comments | 31 Jul 19 14:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.284s | source
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binarymax ◴[31 Jul 19 16:24 UTC] No.20575710[source]▶
An independent activist journalist has been digging into the case and has come up with some interesting and alarming connections and history. Worth a read: https://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2019/07/08/the-jeffrey-epstein...
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bitxbitxbitcoin ◴[31 Jul 19 16:43 UTC] No.20575908[source]▶
I find it interesting that both the words independent and activist had to be brought out to qualify the wonderful journalism from Michael Krieger. Wasn't there a time when it was somewhat assumed that journalists were both independent and activists to some extent?

Thanks for sharing the link!

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burkaman ◴[31 Jul 19 16:51 UTC] No.20575994[source]▶
No? Independent is unusual, most journalists work for an organization. Activist is also unusual and probably somewhat controversial; I'm guessing many journalists would say their job is to be objective, not to be an activist.
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1. luckylion ◴[31 Jul 19 17:57 UTC] No.20576661[source]▶
I find activist refreshingly honest. I've found that you can read a pretty clear agenda from most writers when you read enough from them - in what they report, but mostly in what they do not report. They are activists, but they claim not to be, because that claim makes their activism more powerful.