In what ways? Like is the news false?

So are the news reports false? Or just not aligning with how people think? If they are an inconvenient truth then I think people need to ignore them or instigate discussion. If the news is false I would say to ban it

If I wanted to read their articles or get info from them - I would visit their site directly, I don’t need it cross posted on Reddit

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LOL coming from the chick named after a dog's anus.

It’s a poorly sourced, poorly written, and poorly edited local news site.

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It's poorly copy-pasted news from other sites. And the comments under most posts there tend to be racist/violent (MAGA Boomers from Facebook). Although I just checked some articles and it seems like comments are disabled. Don't know how long that's been like that, but it's for the better.

Most news articles posted here from reputable sources are locked behind a paywall. So you have to rely on that author or someone with a subscription to post the text in the comments. For that reason, it's acceptable enough to me. Poorly edited news about Providence is still better than nothing, as long as I can actually read it.

That said, GoLocal doesn't skew left when it comes to politics, and that's why people here actually hate it. And it's usually very outspoken right wing people posting these links, which adds fuel to the fire.

Also I'm having a laugh at the fact that you're downvoted for asking a simple question. This sub is not friendly to people who don't think/know the same things that they do.

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Some people just hold their personal grudges, for whatever reason. It's totally human, but the rest of the world has no need for your drama especially when they become as obsessive as this. Live and let live, folks. I don't understand why that's so difficult for some.

That's insulting to the Herald almost. They at least had a catchy jingle, a print edition, and writers who are willing to put their names on a byline.

They do share the same tabloidy sensationalist approach to things but GoLocalProv really steps up the game where they clearly have targets and approach it in a way that is just hard to call real journalism. A few years ago, someone splashed some paint on a Columbus statue and they wrote a whole-ass article because one of their former writers that occasionally freelanced music reviews for the ProJo had a Facebook post joking about it.

It's pretty clear who they pick and choose as their targets and the coverage is beyond slanted on anything political.

Crime-wise, they'll jump on anything the police department feeds them and usually limit their reporting to the initial details that the police email them and no real follow-up or actual reporting.

I've literally not seen a single GLP post.

I did just visit their actual page… lol yeah accurate description. the super market mailers have better graphic design and layout. it hurts to look at.

More than that the guy was a straight fascist. One of his posts was saying that the genocide of Native Americans was justified because of the "civilization" that was brought. That guy went on way too long, mods need to get on the ball in the future.

Yeah imagine that.

That’s fair, I think limiting their ability to post would help that issue. I also think more vigilant moderation would help.

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Worst local news site ever!

its not a matter of diversity in opinion, any time you see these links posted there is no opinion. there isnt even body copy in the posting on here, just a link. theyre doing it to farm clicks, its the definition of spam posting.

What’s the issue with the golocal posts? I’m not sure what they even are

I think this is definitely the way to go. It's not right to censor this website, no matter how annoying it is

i saw someone mentioning a limit of one post per week - I would rather have that than some kind of curation of what sources are allowed. i want diversity of opinion, even if I don’t agree with it - I just don’t want it spammed.

absolutely not, its our version of one of those garbage main street media websites that popped up in the late aughts early 10s. it just regurgitates AP stories so it can sell ads.

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