Re:Russian government hackers do not appear to have targeted...
by woodruffw on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @03:50AM
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I was taking a dig at the ambiguity of the word "damage."
"Damage control" can either mean "controlling the damage done to the organization" or "controlling the damage done to the public by the organization."
Anyways, I think it's wrong to characterize the WaPo as "evil" in this situation for following an editorial rulebook. There's no evidence that they published the first article with intent to apologize later - if there was, this case would be complicated significantly.
"Damage control" can either mean "controlling the damage done to the organization" or "controlling the damage done to the public by the organization."
Anyways, I think it's wrong to characterize the WaPo as "evil" in this situation for following an editorial rulebook. There's no evidence that they published the first article with intent to apologize later - if there was, this case would be complicated significantly.