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Molly McHugh and Wired need to reach out to this woman and ask a few questions. Erica has explicitly written that she's not interested in speaking to reporters

• fixermark 11y ago
  It's generally considered journalistically correct to mention that in the story. Similar to "We reached out to Google for followup, but they declined to comment." Of course, if this were a news story and not a copy-paste of a Twitter timeline, it would probably follow those expected patterns.
  • marrs 11y ago
    I guess there's no point in even pretending to be trying any more
• jfoster 11y ago
  Sure, but there are still lots of ways to turn this into a good article. I like that they included the original source, but to not write a single word of their own? They could have summarized the tweets, provided history on who Erica is and what her role at Google was, got a statement from Google, talked to Googlers "off the record", reported on any history of allegations against Google in the areas that the tweet brings up, reported on how other companies handle salary information, etc.
• macspoofing 11y ago
  I would think a proper journalist would figure out a way to get the information they need for an objective story, even when faced with an unwilling witness.