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Yeah it's bad. But the fact that we are talking about 'this guy' and not hundreds of people means it's not as widespread as you might think. It's impossible t
by gerbilly 8y ago
Yeah it's bad. But the fact that we are talking about 'this guy' and not hundreds of people means it's not as widespread as you might think.
It's impossible to defend against, you have to trust your coworkers, or we'd be living in a police state where nothing can get done.
And yes I know of the other high profile cases at the NyTimes NewYorker etc.
- darkpuma 8y agoThe issue of contention was whether or not understaffing of fact checking departments is the cause of diminished trust in the news industry. I think I've refuted that hypothesis; we've got a newspaper famed for their fact checking department that has taken a hit to their credibility more severe than most other publications.
- gerbilly 8y ago> The issue of contention was whether or not understaffing of fact checking departments is the cause of diminished trust in the news industry. Sure, but people distrust things for irrational reasons all the time.