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The Baltimore Sun: "BuzzFeed undermines all journalists with Trump 'dossier'"
Posted on 1/11/17 at 11:16 pm
Posted on 1/11/17 at 11:16 pm
"I've never had much respect for BuzzFeed.
But I have only contempt for it now. And it is not just for publishing information about President-elect Donald Trump and Russia that it did not verify. It’s also for Ben Smith, BuzzFeed’s editor, attempting to explain the move in high-sounding rhetoric suggesting that doing so is what journalism looks like today.
BuzzFeed could not have given Trump better ammunition with which to vilify the press as dishonest, biased and all the other claims he makes in trying to inoculate himself against valid criticism.
I wish he had saved all his wrath for BuzzFeed, which clearly deserves it.
Thanks to BuzzFeed, all of us in the press are diminished.
Worse, instead of verified information they can trust, citizens get more salacious rumor from the Web and rancor from the president-elect.
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But I have only contempt for it now. And it is not just for publishing information about President-elect Donald Trump and Russia that it did not verify. It’s also for Ben Smith, BuzzFeed’s editor, attempting to explain the move in high-sounding rhetoric suggesting that doing so is what journalism looks like today.
BuzzFeed could not have given Trump better ammunition with which to vilify the press as dishonest, biased and all the other claims he makes in trying to inoculate himself against valid criticism.
I wish he had saved all his wrath for BuzzFeed, which clearly deserves it.
Thanks to BuzzFeed, all of us in the press are diminished.
Worse, instead of verified information they can trust, citizens get more salacious rumor from the Web and rancor from the president-elect.
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Posted on 1/11/17 at 11:20 pm to ihometiger
Confirms the media is garbage.
Process to take a shot at PEOTUS for disseminating "rancor" to the citizens.
The media just can't help themselves.
Process to take a shot at PEOTUS for disseminating "rancor" to the citizens.
The media just can't help themselves.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 11:20 pm to ihometiger
Assume all news is fake until verified otherwise.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 11:23 pm to ihometiger
TRUMP has the press turning on each other.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 11:24 pm to GumboPot
Yep.
I also assume that any article with an "unnamed source" is fake or made up until the name is released.
I also assume that any article with an "unnamed source" is fake or made up until the name is released.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 5:35 am to Scruffy
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I also assume that any article with an "unnamed source" is fake or made up until the name is released.
You do understand that high-ranking people and those privy to information can't always allow a journalist to reveal their identity, don't you?
Journos can't burn sources by outing them if it's a sensitive topic that could really hurt them.
Most major outlets (not junk like Buzzfeed) don't like the use of anonymous sources unless it's at least one person with direct knowledge of the information. In the sports world, that's how contract talks get leaked. Usually an agent, player, or organization will feed info to a journalist under "unnamed sources" to see if anything gains traction.
This post was edited on 1/12/17 at 5:38 am
Posted on 1/12/17 at 6:00 am to silverstreak02
Of course. BUT, it's become a crutch in recent years. Every other article only references "anonymous sources". A lot of times, that's a senator like McCain, trying to spread rumors against their opponent.
A step back needs to be taken here.
A step back needs to be taken here.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 6:08 am to ihometiger
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"BuzzFeed undermines all journalists with Trump 'dossier'"
Welcome to 20 yrs ago; that's when "journalists" starting their training at TMZ.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 6:40 am to Scruffy
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Yep. I also assume that any article with an "unnamed source" is fake or made up until the name is released.
As an Auburn fan who watched the Cam Newton witch hunt.....I agree.
Nothing but "sources say" from espn and errbody else.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 6:53 am to ihometiger
And CNN sticks by it, with Anderson Cooper laughing nervously.
This post was edited on 1/12/17 at 6:54 am
Posted on 1/12/17 at 6:59 am to SECdragonmaster
quote:Poor example. It was proven his Dad took a huge payment under the table, but no proof ever surfaced that Came knew about it.
As an Auburn fan who watched the Cam Newton witch hunt.....I agree.
It still should have DQ'd him and Auburn.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:15 am to silverstreak02
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You do understand that high-ranking people and those privy to information can't always allow a journalist to reveal their identity, don't you?
You watch too much House of Cards.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:59 am to ihometiger
He's right you know.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 9:03 am to HubbaBubba
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It was proven his Dad took a huge payment under the table
Orly? I'll wait patiently for that link.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 4:35 pm to HubbaBubba
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It was proven his Dad took a huge payment under the table
link?
Posted on 1/12/17 at 4:49 pm to ihometiger
Glad to see more people coming out against fake or even context massaging.
Anyone heard from Bannon on this?
Posted on 1/12/17 at 4:55 pm to Sao
I'm never going to let BuzzFeed live down this quote from their editor Ben Smith:
That's all you need to know about BuzzFeed. They're open that they're fake news and that they are liars. They are merely SJW propaganda.
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I think we are now in a media environment where you have to engage in false statements.
That's all you need to know about BuzzFeed. They're open that they're fake news and that they are liars. They are merely SJW propaganda.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 5:00 pm to OMLandshark
Praise InfoWars and Brietbart!
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