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Pulitzer-winning newsrooms are quietly publishing mountains of gambling slop
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Some 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 the sex crimes of Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and publishes online at PennLive.com. On May 9, The Patriot-News published an article headlined, "Kalshi promo code PENNLIVE: UFC 328 Preview." The piece noted that UFC 328, scheduled for that evening, was "an awesome opportunity for new users to grab the Kalshi promo code PENNLIVE and get a $10 bonus when they trade $10+." Special Correspondent Christopher Feery then detailed the five steps required to "claim the Kalshi promo code and land a bonus in a flash."
Feery published a nearly identical article about UFC 328 for The Star-Ledger, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2005 and 2011. He described the bout as "a fantastic time for new users to claim the Kalshi promo code NJCOM and receive a $10 bonus when they trade $10 or more" and outlined the five steps to claim the promotion in "mere minutes." Another similar version of the UFC 328 piece with Feery's byline appeared on the website of the The Birmingham News, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2007 and 2018.
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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 the sex crimes of Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and publishes online at PennLive.com. On May 9, The Patriot-News published an article headlined, "Kalshi promo code PENNLIVE: UFC 328 Preview." The piece noted that UFC 328, scheduled for that evening, was "an awesome opportunity for new users to grab the Kalshi promo code PENNLIVE and get a $10 bonus when they trade $10+." Special Correspondent Christopher Feery then detailed the five steps required to "claim the Kalshi promo code and land a bonus in a flash."
Feery published a nearly identical article about UFC 328 for The Star-Ledger, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2005 and 2011. He described the bout as "a fantastic time for new users to claim the Kalshi promo code NJCOM and receive a $10 bonus when they trade $10 or more" and outlined the five steps to claim the promotion in "mere minutes." Another similar version of the UFC 328 piece with Feery's byline appeared on the website of the The Birmingham News, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2007 and 2018.
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