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> I keep questioning my decision to have a Washington Post subscription, but I'll sleep better tonight knowing it goes towards something that at least _tries_ to be journalism.

I think you need to seriously consider whether "tries to be journalism" means "is more in line with my opinions."

Furthermore, this was an op-ed piece. Agree with it or not, it isn't, in fact it is expicitly not, objective journalism.

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This is exactly the motte and bailey argument that gets under my skin. The motte is "all media/opinions are biased", which is trivially true and easily defended, and the bailey is "this op-ed is acceptable", harder to argue, unless one uses the motte to advance it.

“...motte and bailey...”

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Oh yes. Quite.

Did you just learn what “motte and bailey” means or something?

He’s saying look at the section the piece appeared in (op-ed; opposite the editorial page; the OPINION section)

It’s the one part of the paper that is specifically meant for opinions. It has featured climate change deniers, flat earthers, and 9/11 truthers. Because it’s expected that people know what an opinion piece is and can use their own experience and wisdom to form their own opinion.

Second, it’s easy/fun to crap on Comcast, but it’s possible to be pro-net-neutrality AND pro-repeal. See: Marc Andreessen.

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