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Pope Condemns Clickbait Journalism as 'Degrading Practice' in Vatican Address

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Michelangelo11

7mo ago· 3 min readenNews

Summary

Pope Leo XIV condemned clickbait journalism as a 'degrading practice' during a private audience with global newswire representatives at the Vatican. The pope emphasized that communication must be freed from misguided thinking, unfair competition, and clickbait, while supporting journalism as 'a public good that we all should protect.' This marks his continued proactive support for ethical journalism during his first six months as pope.

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"Communication must be freed from the misguided thinking that corrupts it, from unfair competition and the degrading practice of so-called clickbait"
"a public good that we all should protect"
"In the first six months of his papacy, Pope Leo has been a proactive supporter of journalism"
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Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists

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