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That's a great strategy if being not fired is your bar for success.

Journalism in 2018 is tough.

I think it's written because it's interesting, not for any cynical motive.

That said, if there WAS a cynical motive, it's "let us prove that we're independent as a newsroom." Overcompensating for bias, essentially.

Could be a kind of reverse psychology advertising. Many comments in this thread are making the opposing argument of why they should use prime.

It doesn't seem that critical