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Today, the second part of @stevanzetti@mstdn.social's investigation into extremist groups masquerading as grassroots, social justice organizations. This formerly Black-owned, progressive newspaper has re-emerged as a "pink slime" media site that launders conservative #propaganda: https://www.texasobserver.org/the-dallas-express-your-go-to-source-for-right-wing-astroturf-news/ #extremism #media #Journalism #racism #politics #Dallas #Texas #USpol #TXlege

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I believe this is true based on the claims of this news outlet being "pink slime journalism". This is defined as a type of journalism which is focused primarily on making money, through attention grabbing/ clickbait. Apparently these sites also try to come off as local news to be more trustworthy.

New York Times claims that Metric Media News owns hundreds of these sites.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/us/michigan-metric-media-news.html

DMagazine claims that Dallas Express is operating under Metric Media News

https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2021/01/dallas-express-historic-black-owned-newspaper-has-become-dubious-news-site/

A newspaper called Dallas Weekly called Dallas Express "pink slime", to which Dallas Express responded with a libel lawsuit. Dallas Weekly won the law suit, implying that no libelous claims were made.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/dallas-weekly-defeats-libel-claims-brought-by-conservative-donor

In conclusion, if Dallas Express is a news company focused on "clickbait" designed to maximize revenue, and if they come across as local news in an attempt to seem more trustworthy, then it is not a reputable news organization.
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Great work finding so many credible sources on this claim and explaining the situation so well.
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Thanks for including a definition of "pink slime" because I was confused on what that meant!

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