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Vonu's avatar

Assange is a publisher, not a reporter.

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Terry Byrne's avatar

Publishers are also reporters.

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Vonu's avatar

Just as are morons, sometimes.

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ChazLB's avatar

He published truths and reported on them ...where as your legacy media lies to run cover for the western imperialst ..that's the reality .

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Vonu's avatar

You clearly don't know the massive difference between a publisher and a reporter or journalist.

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ChazLB's avatar

Why don't you spell it out? each difference in a list of the three terms? Think of it as a valuable teaching moment for all. Maybe you will help my obveous glairing ignorance and incompetence be enlightened.

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Vonu's avatar

A spell checker would " help (your) obveous glairing ignorance and incompetence be enlightened" more than I could.

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ChazLB's avatar

Well i guess ill have to do it

Dictionary

Definitions from Oxford Languages ·

1: pub·lish·er /ˈpəbləSHər/noun

a person or company that prepares and issues books, journals, music, or other works for sale.

"the publishers of Vogue"

NORTH AMERICAN

a newspaper proprietor.

2: re·port·er/rəˈpôrdər/noun

a person who reports, especially one employed to report news or conduct interviews for newspapers or broadcasts.

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3: jour·nal·ist, /ˈjərnələst/noun

a person who writes for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or prepares news to be broadcast.

A reporter is a type of journalist who researches, writes and reports on information in order to present using sources. This may entail conducting interviews, information-gathering and/or writing articles.

As we can see there can be overlap.

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