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pegothejerk t1_ixffpg4 wrote

Reply to comment by Moynamama in Associated Press reporter fired over erroneous story on Russian attack by Moynamama

They fired someone, that's good. I'm tired of organizations like police and political parties that do nothing when their members blatantly commit horrific crimes and/or abuses.

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usrevenge t1_ixfg8pf wrote

Ap is one of the better news sources I doubt fox or most other media would fire journalist for the story.

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DKBDV t1_ixfvhdi wrote

Nah, this is the same thing that all the organizations do - blame/fire the person lowest down on the chain, while the higher-ups skate free. Nothing laudable here, I think.

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mosi_moose t1_ixfrner wrote

It’d be better if they fired the person responsible instead of a subordinate — like the editor that made the decision to run the story. Misplaced accountability is just scapegoating.

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Moynamama OP t1_ixfgmuo wrote

I’m glad to see them taking action too. I just think the reporter is getting screwed when it’s the editors’ job to make sure the sourcing is legitimate before publishing.

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kilosurge t1_ixfky2y wrote

But it's the reporter's source. If they choose shitty sources, then that's on them. The editor has no say in that.

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Moynamama OP t1_ixg1yjp wrote

The source wasn’t a bad source. It’s was a senior US official. That official had bad information. That’s why you need to hear it from multiple people before you publish.

The reporter reported what the US senior official told him about the bombing (it was Russia). The AP editors assessed what they knew and decided to go ahead and run with it.

It sounds like the reporter was pushing them to go with it, but they are the ones who said go. If they got pressured into publishing by the reporter, that’s even more damming in my opinion. It’s an editor’s job to soberly consider the story and decide when it is ready for publication.

Edit: Someone published the Slack conversation in here. The reporter wasn’t pushing. It was just piss poor communication between the reporter and editors.

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