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It gets worse: https://twitter.com/benyt/status/1315451891338313728 https://twitter.com/benyt/status/1315451891338313728 > Someone else active in the Times Un
by theandrewbailey 6y ago
It gets worse:
https://twitter.com/benyt/status/1315451891338313728 https://twitter.com/benyt/status/1315451891338313728
> Someone else active in the Times Union tells me that a leader of the chapter, who runs the account, tweeted about the Stephens column without any internal discussion, causing a furor in Slack and drawing heated objections from others in the Guild, and leading to this
- detaro 6y agoIs that worse, or better?
- theandrewbailey 6y agoIt suggests that said leader in the journalist's union might not be a journalist, but an activist.
- belval 6y agoI'd call that better. It shows that at the very least some people inside their groups are willing the discuss and debate. The level of groupthink is probably lower than previously thought and the guild might be salvageable.
- dexen 6y agoIt gets worse: https://archive.is/mlK3D https://archive.is/mlK3D Dean Baquet, the executive editor: >That criticism I firmly reject. The project fell fully within our standards as a news organization. In fact, 1619 - and especially the work of Nikole - fill me with pride. Any dissent got quashed from high above.
- jgalt212 6y agoDean is leading like a leader who cares more about keeping his job than doing a good job.