Re:Snowden: Stop Relying on Facebook for Your News
by ejstronge on Thursday November 17, 2016 @03:37AM
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Issues of going to magazines for current-events aside, I do not understand what your underlying argument is when you say:
If we step away from the context of what happened, are you stating that anything a politician denies must not be true? If you'd like, I'm happy to go into the context of this as well.
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Re:Snowden: Stop Relying on Facebook for Your News
by eternalban on Thursday November 17, 2016 @07:04AM
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> are you stating that anything a politician denies must not be true?
No. Simply that the barrier to featured publication of rumors on national press is supposed to be somewhat more demanding than 4chan et al.
Re:Snowden: Stop Relying on Facebook for Your News
by ejstronge on Thursday November 17, 2016 @11:34AM
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I think reputable organizations risk their integrity each time they quote an unnamed source - this is the basis of the public's acceptance of unnamed sourced.
I imagine NBC has a process for using unnamed sources; I know the NYT has one and has written about it in the past.
Thus, I recognize your frustration but do not see the link between 4Chan and a well-known news organization. You might raise the issue of the Vanity Fair reporter's lawsuit, to which I would suggest not reading VF if you no longer believe in their integrity.