Media outlets that have reported on the DPRK News Service Twitter feed as actually speaking for the North Korean government: Newsweek, Fox News, BuzzFeed (twice), Washington Post, a Norwegian TV network, The Verge, Roll Call, and now The New York Times.
Related delusion:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/1503469-lethbridge-beware-ads-dressed-as-news
As news reporters, we hated this because it blurred of the line between so-called “objective journalism” and paid advertisements.
There is no difference between CNN, WAPO, NYT and DRPK.. They all speculate on the unknown, resulting in all the pygmies joined into a circle jerk….
Lies and dammed lies…
That is my biggest beef with Breitbart. Where their click-baiting practices verge on dishonest, they are certainly deceptive.
A couple of months ago they actually disguised a “sponsored advertisement” as a real news item on their site. I mean real news item as in complete with a comment section afterwards. The comments clearly showed most everyone was quite pissed at the site for their dishonesty and their attempted deception.
It was a quality reminder to many not to trust any agency dispensing “news” for profit.
As per the DPRK News Service Twitter feed, I am not surprised they are STILL duping the media. Fake news doesn’t require much verification.