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Do authors get bonuses for releasing fiery volatile articles at Bloomberg or something?

Actually, yes: https://www.businessinsider.com/bloomberg-reporters-compensa...

It isn't necessarily nefarious, it's a metric for gauging how important a story is and to direct their staff towards reporting on important stuff. But nevertheless, it does happen.




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