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> It’s also not clear if he left as a result of the sexual harassment allegations, but something tells me that scandal probably didn’t make him particularly pum

> It’s also not clear if he left as a result of the sexual harassment allegations, but something tells me that scandal probably didn’t make him particularly pumped to stick around "I don't have any facts, sources, or even a quote to substantiate this, but hey, something tells me it's related" Dude could have left for any number of reasons. Stick to reporting the facts.

friendzis 10y ago
I disagree to a degree. There are feeds with minimal journalism that usually stick close to reporting bare facts. Journalism as opposed to reporting implies at least some level of commentary and surrounding context, both of which can easily be subjective. In this particular instance the context could have been provided in a better way, but it is context nevertheless.
- anodin3 10y ago
  >Megan Rose Dickey is a reporter at TechCrunch focused on diversity, inclusion and social justice. https://techcrunch.com/author/megan-rose-dickey/ https://techcrunch.com/author/megan-rose-dickey/ Just bias from the reporter.
- hueving 10y ago
  No, making up motivations is not journalism.
exelius 10y ago
Uber has a misogyny problem. Talk to anyone who works there (you'll be hard pressed to find many women). It's not a valley thing; they have offices nationwide and jokes about women being "on the rag" and such are common at all of the ones I've visited (done work for them as a vendor). The culture at that company is toxic and it comes from the top.
- celim307 10y ago
  Yeah that's not a good enough reason to assassinate someone's character with zero proof
- drzaiusapelord 10y ago
  Yep this. This is no different than saying "I suspect the issues at Nest have to do with rumors of Tony Faddel's noxious leadership." No one would yell "just report the facts" at that, but because the statement in the article involves women's rights issues, there's a kneejerk reaction from 20-something guys who frequent this forum who think such things never, ever happen in the workplace, especially the 'enlightened' workplaces of SV. I wish this kind of skepticism would take a backseat. Its been well established Uber has some major corporate culture problems. Its not controversial to make such statements if you're remotely familiar with Uber. Decent writeup here: https://www.merryjane.com/culture/uber-incidents-that-highlight-the-companys-blatant-misogyny https://www.merryjane.com/culture/uber-incidents-that-highli... edit: -3 and not a single reply... emotional downvotes aren't winning the argument. In fact, they just concede it to me.
  - linkregister 10y ago
    What was the original comment? It has been flagkilled.
bigtimeidiot 10y ago
>Stick to reporting the facts. Why? The author clearly indicated they were stating an opinion with "something tells me". I read authors because I'm interested in their opinion. If you don't like the style, find your own source. There are many.
- meddlepal 10y ago
  TechCrunch is for tech journalism. Opinions have no place in proper journalism. That's what op-eds are for. Not every news article needs a shitty half baked opinion unless of course you're in the business of manufacturing controversy rather than reporting on it.
  - thanatropism 10y ago
    > manufacturing controversy I don't know why you're being downvoted. In the sea of "the media sucks" hand-wringing, you're the only one who zeroed in on the fundamental issue. (This, please, is not a defense of Uber.)
meddlepal 10y ago
I'm so sick and fucking tired of this style of reporting. Whoever is encouraging it or teaching it needs to stop. I've been noticing this tendency to try and link things without evidence in all forms of journalism these days. Report the facts folks.
65827 10y ago
One of the most important people in one of the most exciting and important positions in one of the most important companies for the future of our society quit at a very interesting time for said company. It's ok if the article is something beyond "he wore a green shirt and ate a bagel".
- nebabyte 10y ago
  > One of the most important people debatable > in one of the most exciting and important positions opinion > in one of the most important companies for the future of our society opinion, unlikely > quit at a very interesting time for said company correlation != causation, aka the point of my comment > It's ok if the article is something beyond "he wore a green shirt and ate a bagel" What, is there some word quota? It's also okay to just say "he quit, we do not know why or whether X is related." without implying anything you don't know.

friendzis 10y ago

I disagree to a degree. There are feeds with minimal journalism that usually stick close to reporting bare facts. Journalism as opposed to reporting implies at least some level of commentary and surrounding context, both of which can easily be subjective. In this particular instance the context could have been provided in a better way, but it is context nevertheless.

anodin3 10y ago
>Megan Rose Dickey is a reporter at TechCrunch focused on diversity, inclusion and social justice. https://techcrunch.com/author/megan-rose-dickey/ https://techcrunch.com/author/megan-rose-dickey/ Just bias from the reporter.
hueving 10y ago
No, making up motivations is not journalism.

exelius 10y ago

Uber has a misogyny problem. Talk to anyone who works there (you'll be hard pressed to find many women). It's not a valley thing; they have offices nationwide and jokes about women being "on the rag" and such are common at all of the ones I've visited (done work for them as a vendor). The culture at that company is toxic and it comes from the top.

celim307 10y ago
Yeah that's not a good enough reason to assassinate someone's character with zero proof
drzaiusapelord 10y ago
Yep this. This is no different than saying "I suspect the issues at Nest have to do with rumors of Tony Faddel's noxious leadership." No one would yell "just report the facts" at that, but because the statement in the article involves women's rights issues, there's a kneejerk reaction from 20-something guys who frequent this forum who think such things never, ever happen in the workplace, especially the 'enlightened' workplaces of SV. I wish this kind of skepticism would take a backseat. Its been well established Uber has some major corporate culture problems. Its not controversial to make such statements if you're remotely familiar with Uber. Decent writeup here: https://www.merryjane.com/culture/uber-incidents-that-highlight-the-companys-blatant-misogyny https://www.merryjane.com/culture/uber-incidents-that-highli... edit: -3 and not a single reply... emotional downvotes aren't winning the argument. In fact, they just concede it to me.
- linkregister 10y ago
  What was the original comment? It has been flagkilled.

bigtimeidiot 10y ago

>Stick to reporting the facts. Why? The author clearly indicated they were stating an opinion with "something tells me". I read authors because I'm interested in their opinion. If you don't like the style, find your own source. There are many.

meddlepal 10y ago
TechCrunch is for tech journalism. Opinions have no place in proper journalism. That's what op-eds are for. Not every news article needs a shitty half baked opinion unless of course you're in the business of manufacturing controversy rather than reporting on it.
- thanatropism 10y ago
  > manufacturing controversy I don't know why you're being downvoted. In the sea of "the media sucks" hand-wringing, you're the only one who zeroed in on the fundamental issue. (This, please, is not a defense of Uber.)

meddlepal 10y ago

I'm so sick and fucking tired of this style of reporting. Whoever is encouraging it or teaching it needs to stop. I've been noticing this tendency to try and link things without evidence in all forms of journalism these days. Report the facts folks.

65827 10y ago

One of the most important people in one of the most exciting and important positions in one of the most important companies for the future of our society quit at a very interesting time for said company. It's ok if the article is something beyond "he wore a green shirt and ate a bagel".

nebabyte 10y ago
> One of the most important people debatable > in one of the most exciting and important positions opinion > in one of the most important companies for the future of our society opinion, unlikely > quit at a very interesting time for said company correlation != causation, aka the point of my comment > It's ok if the article is something beyond "he wore a green shirt and ate a bagel" What, is there some word quota? It's also okay to just say "he quit, we do not know why or whether X is related." without implying anything you don't know.