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I think that's bad journalism

• Magi604 2y ago
  It is. Sometimes the writer will add "didn't respond before press time" to give a little more context, but most readers won't grasp what that could really mean (like the reporter might have contacted them 15 mins before press time)
  • sp0rk 2y ago
    Do you have any examples of stories where one of the subjects was contacted, wanted to respond, but didn't have enough time?
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    • whis-kiss 2y ago
      Here's a current story. No idea of this news source but it is widespread. CNN is in a defamation lawsuit directly related to not waiting for a response to straighten out facts. https://freebeacon.com/media/navy-veteran-suing-cnn-for-defamation-was-cia-agent-and-left-wing-network-gave-him-just-2-hours-to-confirm-his-agency-affiliations-messages-show/ https://freebeacon.com/media/navy-veteran-suing-cnn-for-defa... (To the tune of 1b in dmgs and it doesn't look good for CNN)