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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 02:49 PM Original message |
Glenn Greenwald fails journalism 101 in his latest smear effort |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. Glenn's reporting on most stories has been very helpful. |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yes, but he dropped the ball on this one, I guess. |
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krawhitham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. He does it all the time but this time someone fact checked him |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 02:55 PM Original message |
It's not reporting, it's blogging. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
15. Reporting is not finding ways to make an inconvenient story go away. n/t |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Reporting is doing one's best to make sure something is true |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Reporting involves confirming the information you're posting is factual...nt |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. Dr. James' letter is posted at Salon. He says he was appointed. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. "Next week I will provide a follow-up e-mail to provide more information" |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. Glenn didn't fail anything. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Exactly right. |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Why do you suppose he didn't contact the WH BEFORE posting that? nt |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. That isn't the interesting question. |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. That's an easy one--to promote himself. nt |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
39. Because he was not the recipient of the email?? |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. So you're saying Greenwald DID contact the WH to verify? |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. No, they contacted him. If he had contacted them before running the story, |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Well, at least he's updated with the new info. But now we have the matter |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 04:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
33. If he had, he would have printed "Calls to the White House were not returned"... |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Precisely. n/t |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. K&R... |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
18. What's in it for Dr. James |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. He gets to act like he's a respected authority in DC |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. LOL |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. The International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard set Greenwald up? |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. They probably thought the email |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 11:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
44. Has someone established that it wasn't? |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
21. headline misleading, but the opinion piece is accurate. try reading it |
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Vinnie From Indy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
25. EPIC FAIL! |
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Justina For Justice (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
26. This Headline is a Smear of Greenwald. |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:33 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. No, it was Greenwald doing the smearing |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Why would anyone promote themselves with an |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Resume bloating |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. How does lying about gaining |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
27. A simple google seems to do |
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Modern_Matthew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
30. Mistakes happen in journalism. I blame lack of transparency. nt |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
34. "latest smear effort"? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #34 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
38. If Greenwald was reporting the truth ... |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
40. I'm not surprised. |
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mythology (169 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
41. He should have been more concerned with being right than first. |
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Ramulux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
42. Absurd |
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Oilwellian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 12:52 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Indeed |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
43. Greenwald used a primary source that the WH disputes in part. Nice try though. |
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