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Breaking news from around the world.

News that is American but has an international facet may also be posted here.

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Where possible, post the original source of information.
- If there is a paywall, you can use alternative sources or provide an archive.today, 12ft.io, etc. link in the body.
Do not editorialize titles. Preserve the original title when possible; edits for clarity are fine.
Do not post ragebait or shock stories. These will be removed.
Do not post tabloid or blogspam stories. These will be removed.
Social media should be a source of last resort.

These guidelines will be enforced on a know-it-when-I-see-it basis.

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Moderation / Rules of "news" community? (self.news)

submitted 1 year ago by HeapOfDogs to c/news

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I can't seem to find anything in a sidebar or sticky thread that talks about the moderation / rules of the news community. I'm very interested in coming to this community to learn about news, but right now it seems whats being posted tends to be relatively low (lower?) quality.

Examples of common rules

Use the same titles as the article itself
No blog spam, link to the source
Political news, should go to the political community
No dupes of same topic

As an example, take a look at other news aggregators that focus on news.

My goal here isn't tell people what to do but its start a conversation on the topic.

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[–] Prestron 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Personally I'm not opposed to journalists having an opinion and using it to shape their work. I think it's essential.

I suggested this hypothetical rule as an example of a rule that is measurable. Also it's about the discussion on what kind of news community we want here and I'm thinking about newspapers and the distinction between the news and opinion sections. Does that example make more sense?

[–] Powderhorn 2 points 1 year ago

I've written, edited and laid out both news and opinion, starting in the days of paste-up. The distinction is easy with a bit of learning and years of experience and involves very few hard lines.

The issue is with making rules for people who don't know what news is. I understand the desire for hard, measurable definitions of news, but you're going to need one hell of a shoehorn to make that feasible.