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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-29 11:03:55
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Post any articles you find online that makes you want to wish that the "editors" and "journalists" take their jobs seriously.

One thing to note: All Huffington Post articles go to this little hellhole.

Example: 10 famous fictional companies

I mean, seriously? How can they be a company if they are fictional and do not exist?
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2014-08-29 11:07:33
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Stop going to MSN, you'll add at least 4 years to your life.

Like seriously, just avoid it. Like plague.
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By Odin.Zicdeh 2014-08-29 11:07:58
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[Everything ever posted on Buzzfeed]
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2014-08-29 11:09:01
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Seriously that article didn't have Wayne Enterprises? It's ***at being ***apparently.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-29 11:09:18
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Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »
Stop going to MSN, you'll add at least 4 years to your life.

Like seriously, just avoid it. Like plague.
I don't want people to think that I get all my news from Fox News, a website that I visit maybe once a decade.
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By Cerberus.Pleebo 2014-08-29 11:09:19
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Asura.Kingnobody said: »
How can they be a company if they are fictional and do not exist?
Because movies aren't real?
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2014-08-29 11:09:21
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You know its bad when Cracked is doing better journalism than a legit site.
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2014-08-29 11:10:15
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Asura.Kingnobody said: »
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »
Stop going to MSN, you'll add at least 4 years to your life.

Like seriously, just avoid it. Like plague.
I don't want people to think that I get all my news from Fox News, a website that I visit maybe once a decade.

Al Jazeera?
Bloomberg?
WSJ?
Forbes?
Vox?
BBC?
AP?
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-29 11:10:15
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Cerberus.Pleebo said: »
Asura.Kingnobody said: »
How can they be a company if they are fictional and do not exist?
Because movies aren't real?
Finally discovered that little tidbit today?
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-29 11:22:47
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Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »
Asura.Kingnobody said: »
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »
Stop going to MSN, you'll add at least 4 years to your life.

Like seriously, just avoid it. Like plague.
I don't want people to think that I get all my news from Fox News, a website that I visit maybe once a decade.

Al Jazeera?
Bloomberg?
WSJ?
Forbes?
Vox?
BBC?
AP?

Al Jazeera: Website blocked at work.
Bloomberg: Use it. Don't really post much from there.
WSJ: I have the paper version in the office.
Forbes: Use it.
Vox: Don't use it.
BBC: Don't use it.
AP: All media outlets uses it, which I indirectly do.
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By Bismarck.Ramyrez 2014-08-29 11:25:43
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Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »
You know its bad when Cracked is doing better journalism than a legit site.

Cracked is better than a lot of "legit" sites.

They're not always 100% accurate or thorough, but when it comes to a lot of things they do a lot more research -- and present it in a far more digestable fashion -- than most news sources.
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By Lakshmi.Flavin 2014-08-29 11:35:49
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lol @ cracked.... just lol...
By volkom 2014-08-29 11:37:45
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Asura.Kingnobody said: »
Post any articles you find online that makes you want to wish that the "editors" and "journalists" take their jobs seriously.

99.9% of all Yahoo news
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By Lakshmi.Zerowone 2014-08-29 11:43:16
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Don't know what's worse... People confusing click bait lists/blogs as legitimate journalism or journalistic sites linking click bait list and blogs to enhance their revenue stream?
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By Bismarck.Ramyrez 2014-08-29 11:49:28
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Lakshmi.Flavin said: »
lol @ cracked.... just lol...

It's a humor site with good personal interest content.

But they quite often have very valid facts within their articles.

It should never be confused with hard journalism.

But the point is, even with all that considered they do better than many "hard news" sites.
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2014-08-29 11:54:45
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Why the *** would a job block Al Jazeera?
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-29 11:55:52
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Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »
Why the *** would a job block Al Jazeera?
I don't ask, it is our outside firewall that blocks it, not my bosses.
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By Lakshmi.Flavin 2014-08-29 11:56:15
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Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »
Why the *** would a job block Al Jazeera?
The name sounds brownish
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By Bismarck.Ramyrez 2014-08-29 11:56:30
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Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »
Why the *** would a job block Al Jazeera?

Sounds like terrorism.
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By Killyourlover 2014-08-29 12:10:12
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Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »
Why the *** would a job block Al Jazeera?

'Murica.
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2014-08-29 12:12:14
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More importantly, is WorldStarHipHop blocked?

If so, America is doomed.
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By Lakshmi.Flavin 2014-08-29 12:16:31
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It really all depends on the filter the company uses. Ours blocks random stuff because it falls under some obscure description that is listed as blocked by the filter... so I mean it could just be one of those random occurrences like that.
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By Shiva.Onorgul 2014-08-29 12:42:44
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Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »
You know its bad when Cracked is doing better journalism than a legit site.
After the Daily Show became a more reliable news source than virtually any other news program on cable ten years ago, how can people keep saying this?

Cracked writers may be using colloquial language and humor to get more pageviews and revenue, but they're ultimately sold on actually providing real information and they lack the group-think corporate agendas that ruin the drones employed by the Associated Press. It's very much like Wikipedia: we need to stop whining about getting information from the Wikipedia as it is demonstrably more reliable and correct than traditional references.
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By Shiva.Onorgul 2014-08-29 12:43:28
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volkom said: »
99.9% of all Yahoo news
The news or the comments? Or shall we just lump them both together?
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By Bahamut.Milamber 2014-08-29 14:06:36
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Asura.Kingnobody said: »
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »
Asura.Kingnobody said: »
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »
Stop going to MSN, you'll add at least 4 years to your life.

Like seriously, just avoid it. Like plague.
I don't want people to think that I get all my news from Fox News, a website that I visit maybe once a decade.

Al Jazeera?
Bloomberg?
WSJ?
Forbes?
Vox?
BBC?
AP?

Al Jazeera: Website blocked at work.
Bloomberg: Use it. Don't really post much from there.
WSJ: I have the paper version in the office.
Forbes: Use it.
Vox: Don't use it.
BBC: Don't use it.
AP: All media outlets uses it, which I indirectly do.
You probably should bring this up with your IT. I can't think of a reason to block that site, versus any other news site.