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by ghaff 631 days ago
I was a longtime newspaper person and I agree that things like AP attribution were generally pretty clear. I doubt the average reader noticed.
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I don't think the news wires fooled people into believing their local paper had journalist present covering the election in Mozambique.

There was no name underneath the short. Just AP, Reuters or whatever. It was pretty clear.