Warning labels for attempted journalism

We desperately need warning labels for writing that purports to be serious journalism, but isn’t. Here is a terrific set of useful stickers by Tom Scott. My favorites:

Warning: Journalists hiding their own opinions by using phrases like “some people claim.”

Warning: Journalists do not understand the subject they are writing about.

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and

Warning: To ensure future interviews with subject, important questions were not asked.

Addendum: Here is my favorite warning label regarding the mass media (from Free Press):

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Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth is an attorney focusing on civil rights (including First Amendment), consumer law litigation and appellate practice. At this website often writes about censorship, corporate news media corruption and cognitive science. He is also a working musician, artist and a writer, having founded Dangerous Intersection in 2006. Erich lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his two daughters.

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