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An honest mistake is misspelling someones name. Retweeting that the President of the United States has been injured without taking 10 seconds to establish the v
by error54 13y ago
An honest mistake is misspelling someones name. Retweeting that the President of the United States has been injured without taking 10 seconds to establish the veracity of story is just inexcusable and lazy journalism which could someday get people hurt.
- endersshadow 13y agoOh, get over yourself. If they re-tweeted it immediately, then went to get more info on it, found out that it was false, and then apologized/deleted it, who cares? It came from a particularly reputable source, so simply clicking one "re-tweet" button does not a fire-able offense make. I'm glad to know that you've never made an assumption based on authority, a minor mistake, or even taken a shortcut in your career, though.
- error54 13y agoCalm down friend. I'm merely stating that my belief that as journalist, one is in a trusted position of power to disseminate news to the masses and with that power (excuse the cliche) comes responsibility. Blindly retweeting sensationalist things without fact checking is no better than shouting "Fire!" in a crowded building.
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