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"The journalist gave a reasonable effort to get a comment from Lattner, never got a response, so went with a story from a source they found trustworthy. " Oh w

"The journalist gave a reasonable effort to get a comment from Lattner, never got a response, so went with a story from a source they found trustworthy. " Oh well, can't figure out the actual facts, better just publish whatever i do have? Seriously. Also, the "i tried to contact you" is clearly a BS defense. It wasn't a "reasonable effort". This is a reporter. They know that people basically never respond to interview requests during what amounts to the busiest times in their lives, and so the reporter asked just so they could say they tried. Otherwise, they would have held the story a week or whatever until they could get a comment. Because it would be just as interesting then if it was any good. But nope, gotta try to get it out while anyone gives a crap about the story flavor of the week because it's not substantive enough for anyone to care otherwise.

burkaman 10y ago
Yes, if you make several requests for comment over several days and don't get a response, it is acceptable to run with what you have, as long as you note those facts in the article. Also, he's switching jobs, not landing on the moon. If he has time to tweet, he has time to check his email. If you just assume that both players in this story are human beings trying to do their jobs, you'll understand that neither of them did anything wrong.
- tedunangst 10y ago
  Several days? The news of his departure isn't even several days old. Even if he asked lattner to comment five minutes after his email to the swift list, that wasn't a reasonable time to wait before publishing.
  - burkaman 10y ago
    The same author published an article about Lattner leaving Apple on the 10th, and I suspect she asked for a comment at that time. Not getting one from Lattner, she probably asked other contacts she had at Apple and found one that gave her the story about the "culture of secrecy". She then would have reached out to Lattner through whatever means she had, including Twitter (https://twitter.com/Julie188/status/819216603086733312 https://twitter.com/Julie188/status/819216603086733312). I guess maybe "several" was a slight exaggeration, but 2 days is plenty for a story like this.

burkaman 10y ago

Yes, if you make several requests for comment over several days and don't get a response, it is acceptable to run with what you have, as long as you note those facts in the article. Also, he's switching jobs, not landing on the moon. If he has time to tweet, he has time to check his email. If you just assume that both players in this story are human beings trying to do their jobs, you'll understand that neither of them did anything wrong.

tedunangst 10y ago
Several days? The news of his departure isn't even several days old. Even if he asked lattner to comment five minutes after his email to the swift list, that wasn't a reasonable time to wait before publishing.
- burkaman 10y ago
  The same author published an article about Lattner leaving Apple on the 10th, and I suspect she asked for a comment at that time. Not getting one from Lattner, she probably asked other contacts she had at Apple and found one that gave her the story about the "culture of secrecy". She then would have reached out to Lattner through whatever means she had, including Twitter (https://twitter.com/Julie188/status/819216603086733312 https://twitter.com/Julie188/status/819216603086733312). I guess maybe "several" was a slight exaggeration, but 2 days is plenty for a story like this.