Cross-posted from “The Guardian Retracts Their Coverage of the Shooter Being a Leftist” by @[email protected] in [email protected]
Cross-posted from “The Guardian Retracts Their Coverage of the Shooter Being a Leftist” by @[email protected] in [email protected]
Idk the retraction is pretty honest. Not to mention, that source may have said things originally, and not wanted to continue to say those same things afterwards for any number of reasons(they were lies or even, they don’t feel comfortable being publicized)
Why did such an internationally respected english news source go with such flimsy evidence on a topic where the consequences of leaning into rightwing narratives are so high?
Because it’s a live blog.
I don’t think that excuses this.
Same reason they repeat israel’s lies. They are weak.
because none of these major publications aside from propublica and others like it value real journalism because we live in a world that is so full of the lie that getting the story first is more important than getting the story right. the guardian is better than many, but many people who work there came from news orgs that valued speed over accuracy. blame advertisers normalizing shit like getting every news org to investigate who al gore was going to pick for is running mate. a story that required no scoop. we were all gonna find out no matter what
A reasonable person would not feel comfortable being publicized in this context.
Unless they want to get on the talk show circuit