Whitney Houston has passed away.

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Lounge' started by arta, Feb 12, 2012.

  1. dumaz1000

    dumaz1000 Well-Known Member

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    Crack is cheap. I make too much money to smoke crack. Crack is whack.

    Careful where you get your "news" from. Multiple news entities take published reports from TMZ, report them as fact, and don't even cite TMZ as their source. This is reckless, to say the least. TMZ is not CNN or the Associated Press. They are, at best, a cut above RadarOnline. They are a tabloid site. They spread rumors. But then lazy media members who are supposed to be reliable and should know better, pick their stories up, which are full of gossip and unsubstantiated hearsay, and run with them.

    I don't think those reports of drugs found in her room come from a legitimate source. The line has been blurred these days and people can't tell the difference anymore, which is sad. Journalistic integrity is a foreign concept to TMZ, RadarOnline, and X17.

    If you trust the cake, you may find that the cake is a lie.
     
  2. butterbean21

    butterbean21 Well-Known Member

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    @dumaz1000:

    Very true, TMZ is like the online version of Star Magazine, and more gossipy than anything. They are also the ones to go out on a limb, and report things immediately, but I also notice some of their postings, and reports get removed. They're very risky.

    I was also under the impression that other news and media outlets do in fact quote them to cover their butts in the event the information is incorrect, they can pass the buck along to TMZ and not get sued.

    Generally speaking though, I think the public knew what happened, and that it was drug related given her history and struggle with drug abuse.
     
  3. Snozberry

    Snozberry Well-Known Member

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    #23 Snozberry, Feb 14, 2012
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    Hmm I dunno..TMZ isn't too dodgey..I've been reading gossip sites for years and I've found TMZ to be one of the most relible rags.. In comparison to the rest anyway..occasionally they'll be wrong, but rarely. It's radar online that constantly posts absolute nonsense, and they own star magazine, the magazine that claims Angelina is pregnant with triplets every fortnight.
    TMZ are usually quite cautious when posting story's, I rarely see a story with a random source..like they always have a relible kinda source and have it confirmed..where as other sites constantly write " a friend of a friend of Angelinas ex body guard told us she feeds the kids lollipops for breakfast"
    TMZ don't ever do that..however when there is a celebrity death they do go kind of crazy and post a million story's from "sources" ..but still, I'd rather trust tmz then any other rag site..
     

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