It's weird that mainstream journalists are still averse to linking, and instead would prefer to go through the pointless and slightly arduous task of re-writing and re-reporting what has already been written and reported. The linking culture might not be perfect in terms of giving people the actual and economic credit for their work, but I'm not sure why it's worse than the I'm going to rip off your work, in a cultural acceptable fashion, and not give you and credit at all culture.
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