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mbrundle on May 2, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Secret Culprit in the Theranos Mess Is the Tec...

I'm a bit puzzled by this article. Sure, the tech media didn't question it very much. But then again, I never really associated the tech media with any level of serious investigative journalism. I doubt they have the time, manpower or ability to really dig deep behind the PR barrier. Plus, as the article mentions, they make a lot of money from keeping companies happy.

If I want someone to give me the lowdown on what's really going on, then I'll turn to the NYT first, not TechCrunch. Surely I'm not alone in this?

MBCook on May 3, 2016 | [–]

The fact that the tech press is a glorified PR copy machine doesn't mean we shouldn't hold them to real standards.

Maybe some will rise to the challenge.

bane on May 2, 2016 | [–]

The tech media was, is and always will be a press release aggregator and paraphrasing service.

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