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Quick appreciation thread for @thompsoncarolk of the @LSJNews, whose work uncovering partisan news outlets cropping up across Michigan drew national attention to the issue, including in today's episode of @nytimes' The Daily with @mikiebarb https://nyti.ms/34DGj9C
This issue flew under the radar until a year ago when @thompsoncarolk's curiosity about a new Lansing website portraying itself as local led her to discover similar sites -- and their partisan leanings -- in news markets across Michigan. https://bit.ly/2HI8cVy
A recent @nytimes investigation by @daveyalba & @jacknicas uncovered a pay-to-play aspect underlying a network of partisan news sites: https://nyti.ms/3mJpP6r
They note in the podcast that it was the @LSJNews article that brought this up nationally.
They note in the podcast that it was the @LSJNews article that brought this up nationally.
If you haven't followed @thompsoncarolk yet, do. She's an excellent reporter and it's both a relief to have her on guard in my community and a delight to have her as a capitol press corps colleague. Thanks to all of these reporters for bringing this issue to light.
