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Do you think it was any different back then?

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Yes. Definitely yes.

There were some pockets of propaganda, especially during election times, but it’s nothing compared to the continuous avalanche that exists today.

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Yeah pre the 24hr a day news cycle

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WAY back in the day, news was fucking great. Especially in small towns. Stories would be like “Man takes bicycle trip 80 miles down to Townsville!”

Source: recent Behind the Bastards - The Holy Rollers Sex Club

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Yeah, people would be surprised that listicles were a thing in newspapers.

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Yellow journalism tho

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That was the exception, not the rule though. Thus why a name was coined for it.

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