3 ms·
I think the outrage is implicit in the the publication of the article. Why is this in the New York Times? He criticized the company, she asked is he had a fina
by ALittleLight 8y ago
I think the outrage is implicit in the the publication of the article. Why is this in the New York Times? He criticized the company, she asked is he had a financial interest behind the criticism. Okay? Why is this a story?
- untog 8y agoAt least partly because up until this point Facebook has denied she did any such thing. If it's not a big deal they would have disclosed it before now.
- phs318u 8y ago> Why is this a story? Because George Soros is a lightning rod for the alt-right and NWO conspiracy theorists.
- isoskeles 8y agoNo it's more like: Because Facebook / "Russia" is a lightning rod for leftists still suffering a narcissistic injury over Hillary Clinton's loss to Donald Trump (of all people).
- natch 8y agoShe did previously deny knowing about the PR company doing the oppo research on Soros... generally when there's a denial at a high level and then contradictory evidence comes out, it's newsworthy. It's not airtight evidence that she lied, just more of a glaring red flag that a closer look might be warranted.
- isoskeles 8y agoWho cares if she lied?
- natch 8y agoShareholders. They often prefer having confidence that the statements of executives can be relied on.
- mc32 8y agoGlenn Greenwald would say the NYT has had several big lies and omissions, should a news org be held to a high bar perhaps?
- natch 8y agoThat’s another topic, and they are. We’re talking about an executive of a public company and the NYT isn’t the only one pointing out the problems, which are real.