zestypurplecatalyst t1_ixpfjf8 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 6:50 AM

So Reuters isn’t saying the posts were antisemitic. Just that some users on social media said the posts were antisemitic. WTF Reuters!

> His Twitter and Instagram accounts were restricted, with the social media platforms removing some of his posts that users condemned [emphasis added] as antisemitic.

MeatballDom t1_ixpg011 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 6:56 AM

A news agency reporting the news shouldn't be surprising. Hell, that's what we need more of.

BadRehypothecation t1_ixphtzp wrote on November 25, 2022 at 7:21 AM

That's journalism though. For instance, I don't follow Twitter and don't follow Kanye West. I have no idea what is up with that dude, aside from a music video in 06-ish.

Now I'm no journalist, but if I were:

Should I claim things as fact that I don't know for sure or have witnessed first hand and can provide proof beyond reasonable doubt?

Or should I just report it how it is, and make it clear I myself have just heard from others?

That's not saying it isn't so, it's just the proper way to express 2nd hand information.

[deleted] t1_ixpku49 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 8:03 AM

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Jeditard t1_ixq6bpx wrote on November 25, 2022 at 1:06 PM

We have the first-hand information though. His behavior is clearly antisemitic. It's really strange & disingenuous to report it differently.