Proving that you were aware of certain harassment stories years before the news broke and not reporting on it isn't as great a flex as you think it is. 🙄 This is part of the problem; people stay silent if they don't have complete information, so nothing happens.
Proving that you were aware of certain harassment stories years before the news broke and not reporting on it isn't as great a flex as you think it is. 🙄 This is part of the problem; people stay silent if they don't have complete information, so nothing happens.
@jchmoe Journalists staying silent if they don't have complete information is an ethical obligation, not a problem. I hope you understand that reporting has very different standards than a whisper network, as valuable as the latter is for people
@jasonschreier I realize that, and of course the story is of course massively more nuanced than a single tweet, but your email in that screenshot is incredibly passive. Lots of people got hurt by inaction from peers, superiors and outsiders.
@jasonschreier @jchmoe Pretty much. Last thing a respectable journalist wants is to open themselves to libel claims.
@jasonschreier @jchmoe EXACTLY. Anyone who is saying otherwise doesn't understand true journalism standards. You can't just say shit. I blame alternative news outlets for muddying the waters.
@jasonschreier @jchmoe In laymen terms, you can't just write a report like this unless you have enough info to back it up and can line the dots to see any patterns. Am I on the right path?
@jasonschreier @jchmoe He’s angry at the wrong person/people. A story of this nature is too important and impactful to too many people to get wrong. It’s unfortunate that your due diligence was seen as a “flex”.
@jasonschreier @jchmoe I'm grateful that you actually do what I'd call proper journalism and not just clickbait news like people are getting used to nowadays. Thank you @jasonschreier
@jasonschreier @jchmoe Keep up the good work Jason, it seems like diligence is in short supply these days.
@jasonschreier @jchmoe Apparently some people don't know what libel laws are