Lambda School leaked documents show poor performance over the last two years

Re:Lambda School leaked documents show poor performance over... by akanet on Monday October 25, 2021 @03:00PM (#28991714)

We didn't have to trick anyone for this piece - all dialogue with the school was conducted through a fact checker hired by the publication. I didn't talk to Austen at all.

That said, I definitely did trick him a little bit last year for that first interview. I'll own that. It was worth it.

I'm unsure what the conflict of interest would be - but I no longer run CoderPad nor own any equity in it.

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Re:Lambda School leaked documents show poor performance over... by throwaway789257 on Monday October 25, 2021 @03:07PM (#28991801)

It is often worth it in the short term to trick sources. But it has consequences for the individual doing the tricking, over the long term. And it has negative externalities for reporters as a whole. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done, but it's a decision that comes with a tradeoff.

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