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#41

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Oexmelin - December 02, 2025, 10:52:31 AM

Yes. They wrote and received letters, and had postal services. And yes, they had dated news, depending on the length of travel.

#42

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - December 02, 2025, 10:40:07 AM

It's interesting to think how papers would have worked in earlier times. Pre radio, pre telegram....
Something happened in the US!... Last week.

Aren't the oldest newspapers older than all these technologies? So we should be able to find out, at least to some extent

#43

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Jacob - December 02, 2025, 10:30:37 AM

The Daily Express (so yeah) reports that European leaders are considering dumping trillions of dollars of US debt if the US "sells out" Ukraine...

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2140719/trump-ukraine-russia-peace-deal-europe

#44

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Josquius - December 02, 2025, 10:25:40 AM

It's interesting to think how papers would have worked in earlier times. Pre radio, pre telegram....
Something happened in the US!... Last week.

#45

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by Jacob - December 02, 2025, 10:21:55 AM

Poor Ming 

#46

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Jacob - December 02, 2025, 10:20:40 AM

Tamas, you ought to write their editor a letter.

#47

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Tamas - December 02, 2025, 08:40:43 AM

Still if the "surrender" news came just before they went to print they could had put a question mark at the end of the headline news but they didn't because as HVC wrote they went for the "clickbait"

By that logic all headlines should have question marks. All reporting is based on what is known at the time the report is published.

If you are published weekly and a major news item JUST lands before you go to print perhaps indicate that fact? But no, a grabbing headline was just as important back then as it is now. That's my point. Grab the attention, clarify/disclaimer later. Just as nowadays. Same standards.

#48

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by crazy canuck - December 02, 2025, 08:16:10 AM

Still if the "surrender" news came just before they went to print they could had put a question mark at the end of the headline news but they didn't because as HVC wrote they went for the "clickbait"

By that logic all headlines should have question marks. All reporting is based on what is known at the time the report is published.

#49

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Tamas - December 02, 2025, 03:46:18 AM

Sure, they need to sell copies, but I'm also not sure if there was much incentive needed in those times, during time of war. And obviously any kind of reporting during rapid developments can be fraught with inaccuracies and false assumptions. We've seen it during the Russian invasion of Ukraine most recently where determining what happens when and where, esp. in the early stages could be all over the place (like Russian war planning ); I'd argue we are having the benefit of being able to verify more sources against each other, and faster. A lot of people don't do that, but the option is there.

I disagree about incentives. The incentive was competition.

#50

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by Zoupa - December 02, 2025, 03:25:31 AM

What did I misrepresent exactly? I formulated an opinion.