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It’s usually SOP for outlets to publish statements from the subjects of their reporting, however banal or ridiculous they may be. > nobody is going to be taken
by save_ferris 7y ago
It’s usually SOP for outlets to publish statements from the subjects of their reporting, however banal or ridiculous they may be.
> nobody is going to be taken in by it.
Unfortunately, you don’t know that to be true. Relatives I’ve spoken with who own FB stock love to read statements like this to justify their position.
- papln 7y agoSOP doesn't make it right. A journalist could say "A spokesperson made an unrelated comment in leiu of answering the question."
- TearsInTheRain 7y agoThere should be some journalism that refrains from editorializing everything
- save_ferris 7y agoWhich, in this era especially, might prompt a response from said entity arguing that the journalist is biased and corrupt. The lack of transparency around speech in your case only works against journalists when their credibility is questioned. They gain nothing omitting frivolous statements as opposed to printing them and letting members of the public point out how stupid they are.
- dmix 7y agoThe percentage of average people reading this who are shareholders are minuscule. All this says to people is that Instagram is getting more annoying.