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Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 2/14/17 at 10:38 am to
so why did they choose that specific screenshot?



Posted by Hog on the Hill
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Posted on 2/14/17 at 10:39 am to
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so why did they choose that specific screenshot?

Like you said, the screenshot is attention-getting. But the key fact is that they explicitly stated what the article was about, they didn't try to mislead you. You can understand the context immediately upon reading the tweet and seeing the Late Show logo. That's why it isn't clickbait.
This post was edited on 2/14/17 at 10:40 am
Posted by Zach
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Posted on 2/14/17 at 10:40 am to
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The NY Times must be doing terribly. Such attention whores.


In an interview last week Piers Morgan lamented that when he reads the NYT he sees a dozen anti-Trump articles in each issue. That's not true. My count over the last month is between 15 and 20. They are never as low as 12.
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 2/14/17 at 10:43 am to
clickbait isn't solely defined by misleading titles, its defined by posted headlines or images for the purpose of maximizing clicks

anyways, this is worthless discussion that I can't believe I've argued this long

Posted by Frank Black
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Posted on 2/14/17 at 10:44 am to
Two sets of rules. One for the Left, one for the rest of us.
Posted by Hog on the Hill
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Posted on 2/14/17 at 10:45 am to
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clickbait isn't solely defined by misleading titles, its defined by posted headlines or images for the purpose of maximizing clicks
You're saying that producers of content should not try to maximize clicks?

Your entire argument is reduced to absurdity when you carry it to its logical conclusion. If posting an attention-getting headline or photo is, by itself, clickbait, then how does any newspaper or agency promote its content without being considered clickbait?

You're saying that any attempt to grab the reader's or viewer's attention is clickbait. I think that's going too far.

It's clickbait when you try to maximize clicks at the expense of quality of content. That's not what the NY Times did. They straight up told you that the article is about late night shows, so you can avoid clicking it if you aren't interested in that kind of story. A clickbait site will disguise the content and try to get you to click, only for you to find out that the article isn't something you want to see.
Posted by TheLSUriot
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Posted on 2/14/17 at 10:52 am to
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Hog on the Hill
I don't post often so please take this seriously. You made your points, put up the good fight, but you are simply wrong on this one. Stop defending the NYT, their poor 'so-called' journalism, and blatant hypocrisy/duplicity.
Posted by gthog61
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Posted on 2/14/17 at 11:24 am to
He drubbed that lib arse on sunday
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