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NPR News is very aware of the persistent bias allegations and often works hard to "balance" the presentation, sometimes to the point of creating an unreasonable
by MartinCron 14y ago
NPR News is very aware of the persistent bias allegations and often works hard to "balance" the presentation, sometimes to the point of creating an unreasonable false equivalency between points of view.
I didn't see any glaring factual inaccuracies, nor was it sensationalized. It seems to be a good intro to the case for a non-technical audience.
- throwaway675810 14y agoHarvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig, a friend of Swartz, told NPR that making a big federal case over the computer hack was out of hand. So you believe that is an accurate portrayal of what Lawrence Lessig "said" to NPR when he "told" them direct quotes from his blog post? Joke.
- MartinCron 14y agoI don't see any reason not to believe it. Lawrence Lessig is often interviewed by NPR, and I wouldn't be surprised if he used exact same language as his blog posts. Legal people like precision in language. I guess I don't get your joke.
- jordanb 14y ago"No glaring factual inaccuracies" is a high standard indeed. :) I think NPR erred when they repeatedly quoted a man who has about as much connection to the case as you or I do. I also think they erred in repeatedly describing what Swartz did as "hacking." They even dropped the obligatory "alleged" after the first mention. Someone reading this article would come away thinking that Swartz "hacked into" the MIT network and "stole" millions of documents. That he was prosecuted for this crime, and that his "friends" feel that the punishment was too harsh.
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