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That email from a reader made me stop using 'factually' in my posts
Some guy in Germany emailed me saying my article about the river contamination in Ohio got blocked because I used 'factually' as a crutch and the editors flagged it as biased. Changed to just linking the actual lab reports after that, has anyone else had a single word get your whole story censored?
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hugo2367d ago
The editors flagged it as biased" thats wild lol. Like using "factually" is somehow worse than just posting the raw data? Sounds like the whole system is broken if it treats a word as the problem instead of the actual info.
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henry_palmer247d ago
Honestly though, think about it from the editor's side. "Factually" is basically a trust-me-bro word that signals you're pushing an opinion, not just the facts. If you were reporting raw lab data, you wouldn't need to say "factually" - the data speaks for itself. Tbh that word is a red flag to any decent editor because it usually means you're trying to sound more convincing than you actually are. Ngl, I've seen writers get caught out using it to sneak in their own bias before, so the system probably saved you from looking like you were spinning the story.
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