[frozenport]

Comments are one of the only time effective ways to challenge news stories. Indeed editorials in newspapers used to be a mode of public discourse. If we consider VICE a legitimate news outlet, then this a sad day.

[djtriptych]

Write a letter and sign your name.

[kristofferR]

Nobody except Vice gets to see that, and since nobody sees them Vice won't feel pressured into correcting their article.

[djtriptych]

Oh so trolls are helpful correctors lol.

[volkk]

There's a difference between reasonable public discourse and incessant trolls spamming, which is what 95% of all vice comments was. Any type of actual argument or discussion were drowned out by a multitude of "ugh another trash article by shitty vice" which doesn't add anything to the discussion whatsoever.

[frozenport]

Yes it does. Perhaps if they got enough of these they would stop publishing trash.

[grzm]

editorials in newspapers used to be a mode of public discourse.

Do you mean letters to the editor? If so, I agree that they do permit some public discourse. I'm sure papers also chose which letters to publish, in effect moderating the discussion.

[mzw_mzw]

> If we consider VICE a legitimate news outlet

Well, there's your problem.