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2016 Postmortem

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1. Because they are stupid is the short answer

Fri Jan 6, 2017, 10:22 PM

Jan 2017

Short attention span and lack of deliberation are part of the 'stupidity'.

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Why is hacked material so much more exciting to Americans than investigative journalism? [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2017 OP

Because they are stupid is the short answer triron Jan 2017 #1

They love the seediness of it all. democratisphere Jan 2017 #2

Excellent question EffieBlack Jan 2017 #3

Best question and I've seen so many slink away not answering ... bettyellen Jan 2017 #4

Because the NYT & WAPO are considered just as biased Lurks Often Jan 2017 #9

A greater sense of involvement? MyshkinCommaPrince Jan 2017 #11