A Chronicle reporter went undercover in high school

Re:A Chronicle reporter went undercover in high school by duxup on Friday March 29, 2024 @11:54AM (#39865558)

>Center for Medical Progress

Wait a minute.

That group was pushing their own agenda / opposed to Planned Parenthood and put out deceptive videos to push a false narrative.

That's not 'journalism', that's their own form of activism and lying.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Medical_Progress

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Re:A Chronicle reporter went undercover in high school by 1a3orn on Friday March 29, 2024 @12:16PM (#39865804)

thank god reputable journalists never put out deceptive videos

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Re:A Chronicle reporter went undercover in high school by lenerdenator on Friday March 29, 2024 @12:25PM (#39865909)

Then they're not reputable, by definition.

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Re:A Chronicle reporter went undercover in high school by duxup on Friday March 29, 2024 @12:22PM (#39865874)

I think intent matters. Journalists can be wrong, but it's different if they're wrong / pushing lies intentionally.

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Re:A Chronicle reporter went undercover in high school by jawns on Friday March 29, 2024 @12:44PM (#39866132)

I agree that it's not objective journalism.

My point was not to suggest that their actions constituted good or ethical journalism. My point was that claiming to be a journalist doing an undercover sting is not going to get you any legal protections that would be afforded to police conducting an undercover operation.

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