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I really wish papers could run non-stories along with the usual stories: "Uber Sexual Harassment Claims Story - In Progress This story is in progress, and the
by acchow 10y ago
I really wish papers could run non-stories along with the usual stories:
"Uber Sexual Harassment Claims Story - In Progress
This story is in progress, and the following are the verified facts:
<insert facts here>
The following are claims that no media has reliable, verifiable source on yet. If they are reporting on them as fact, you might want to reconsider what media you trust:
<insert claims here>
We will publish our full story when we the picture is clearer."
As the newspaper of record, it's also helpful to differentiate the reliable and non-reliable media for us.
- dclowd9901 10y agoSometimes merely repeating an unsubstantiated fact can expose a news org to liability. Take, for instance, a slander or libel case.
- clubm8 10y agoThat's not true. If you attribute what you say "X said", then X is guilty of slander/libel. (YMMV in England)
- dclowd9901 10y agoIn my journalism law classes in the US, precedent was dictated on the terms I described.
- geezerjay 10y ago> unsubstantiated fact That's just like dry water. If it's a fact then it's verifiable. If it can't be verified, it isn't a fact: just baseless hearsay.