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> but it's not part of journalistic practice to allow a subject to dictate what goes into the article itself. It should be when such information can have serio
by hackinthebochs 8y ago
> but it's not part of journalistic practice to allow a subject to dictate what goes into the article itself.
It should be when such information can have serious repercussions for the subject of the article, and these facts are mentioned and agreed upon before the interview takes place. It's ridiculous to hide behind journalistic standards to justify unethical behavior.
- pulisse 8y agoI agree that the behavior is unethical, as I described at greater length here [1]. I'm just trying to bring some analytical clarity about what the fault was. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17697128 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17697128
- zasz 8y agoIf Wu felt that writing about the controversy would damage her standing in China, then he shouldn't have done that. Seems pretty straightforward.