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kilosurge t1_ixfky2y wrote

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

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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