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I wish the media were more liable for deliberate fabrications such as this and other things which they rarely retract, or if they do it's hidden and never given
by mc32 5y ago
I wish the media were more liable for deliberate fabrications such as this and other things which they rarely retract, or if they do it's hidden and never given the same prominence as the original news article that tarnishes people's reputations.
- thereddaikon 5y agoI agree it would be nice. The problem is I can't think of a good way to both guarantee a high level of journalistic integrity while also protecting the freedom of speech. I guess one could make an amendment to place certain speech restrictions or requirements on the media but that's a super slippery slope. The reason media is so free in a legal sense in the US is because there is such a strong incentive for the government to control it. Its basically guaranteed to happen. And none of that touches on the other major issue which is the mass consolidation of journalism under a few owners. That is something that can be dealt with by government regulation at least. There used to be rules about such things.
- mc32 5y agoJournalists used to say they they would need two independent sources that corroborated each other before they went with a story of note. These days, two anonymous tweets "are corroborating sources" for them. It's such a joke of a profession, with a few exceptions where there is in-depth vetted reporting, but those are anomalous these days and not representative of the profession, to the detriment of society.