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Courage To Be Disliked Article Reflects The Journalism Principle Of Accepting Unpopularity

This archived screenshot preserves a CNBC Make It article titled “Having the courage to be disliked is the key to happiness, says Japanese best-selling book — here’s why”, discussing the idea that people should not let fear of other people’s judgement control what they do. The screenshot is significant as a contextual source because the same principle sits at the heart of independent journalism: serious reporting often requires upsetting powerful people, commercial interests, friends, clients or readers who would rather not be challenged. The item matters in the wider CEN/newsX evidence chain because it supports the idea that journalism cannot simply be about approval, popularity or pleasing a tribe; if the work never risks being disliked by somebody, it drifts towards PR, marketing or audience management rather than reporting. Read alongside the wider material on BuzzFeed, MailOnline, native advertising and media rivalry, this source helps frame the personal and professional argument that journalism needs the courage to publish uncomfortable facts fairly, even when doing so brings hostility or reputational risk.

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Part of Central European News & Mike Leidig v BuzzFeed (US Second Circuit Libel Case) – Archived Web Screenshots

Europe Media newsX CIC Published 3 May 2026 at 13:59 Source: 16 July 2016

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