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WSJ is simply reporting what the FBI said in reference to Sandy Hook. The FBI is at fault here, not WSJ.
by MacsHeadroom 11y ago
WSJ is simply reporting what the FBI said in reference to Sandy Hook. The FBI is at fault here, not WSJ.
- toyg 11y agoHe-said/she-said is poor reporting.
- croon 11y ago"He-said/she-said" is referring to reporting rumours. This is reporting of a public statement of a government agency.
- toyg 11y agoIt's also about reporting statements verbatim without trying to discern what the truth is. Writing down a public statement is basically just relaying a message; at that point you are writing a press release for them, not doing journalism. And then you wonder why they replace you with a Reuters feed...
- dragonwriter 11y ago> at that point you are writing a press release for them Or, as is often the case, cut-and-pasting from a press release they provided you.