Pulitzer-winning newsrooms are quietly publishing mountains of gambling slop
A recent investigation reveals that Advance Local, which owns several Pulitzer-winning newspapers, has published over 17,000 low-quality articles promoting gambling since 2022. These articles often include promotional codes for sports betting and online casinos, raising concerns about journalistic integrity. Advance Local defends the content as unique and claims it adheres to journalistic standards, despite the promotional nature of the articles.
- ▪Advance Local has published more than 17,000 gambling-related articles since 2022.
- ▪The articles promote sports betting and online casinos, often featuring promotional codes.
- ▪Advance Local claims that all content is unique and meets journalistic standards.
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Pulitzer-winning newsrooms are quietly publishing mountains of gambling slopJudd LegumMay 13, 202639527103ShareSome of the 17,000 gambling slop articles published by Advance Local publications since 2022.A large network of prominent regional newspapers has posted thousands of low-quality articles promoting gambling and prediction markets — and is pretending it's journalism.A Popular Information investigation found that Advance Local, which owns The Oregonian, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Star-Ledger, and several other award-winning newspapers, has quietly published more than 17,000 online articles since 2022 pushing promo codes for sports books, online casinos and, more recently, prediction markets.The Patriot-News, for example, won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for its landmark reporting on…
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