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confd | 2 years ago

I cannot remember the last time I read a news article online that had zero outbound links, if ever.

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lettergram|2 years ago

lol CNN, MSNBC, NYT (sometimes they do), etc are all notorious for not linking out.

I’m so confident, go to CNN or MSNBC right now. I bet you can’t find one. NPR does this a lot too to be fair.

morkalork|2 years ago

Can't be leading users off-platform, now can we. That's just leaving ad dollars on the table!

confd|2 years ago

I see. Allow me to clarify my statement. This NPR article has zero links. I think my use of “outbound” was improper to a degree. I was referring to links that lead off of the page. A few articles that I clicked through on CNN have links, but they may not be regarded as “outbound” links because they are all appear to just be links to other CNN stories. The few MSNBC articles I checked out at least have what I’m assuming are proper outbound links in that some lead to entirely different websites.

I’m not trying to refute you. I understand why a publication would prefer not to link to other sites (and I commend MSNBC or choosing to do so according to my observations).

I’m more so intrigued by NPR not linking to anything, anywhere. Especially not a source. The numbers come directly from “the Labor Department” and the rest of the article is sentiment.

I wanted to facetiously parrot Elon Musk’s “NPR is state-run media” claims, but if the attempt at humor were to fall flat I’d hate for the more serious observation to not be considered.