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[–] Octopork 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

May this also have something to do with "Microsoft makes new Linux Distro" and reports on the statements that they love linux are so easy to report on for the general consumer and average reporter?

Most people won't understand any of the finer details, if you started talking about the patents and lawsuits and what they do at best you would get a blank stare from your average joe, that same person is also not likely to read any articles involving that stuff.

Same can be said for many reporters, "hey Microsoft made a linux thingy, thats that competing computer system all the nerds love" coupled with the statements from microsoft that is the limits of their understanding, they write the article and then get to work on the next one they need to write without looking into it too much more.

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[–] 2676238? [S] ago 

The internet has rendered instant reporting more lucrative (clickbait) than any in-depth article, so you're right on about that. Now the audience is ordinary people who might click headlines on a wide variety of things at a superficial level instead of writing for people who have a special interest in the topic.