> The Associated Press said the incident was part of a pattern of behavior. In a statement, spokesperson Lauren Easton said that the publication is continuing to review the incident. But she implied that the decision to fire LaPorta was not based just on last week’s story, though she did not clarify what those incidents were.
> “When our standards are violated, we must take the steps necessary to protect the integrity of the news report. We do not make these decisions lightly, nor are they based on isolated incidents,” she said.
If their defense is that this reporter has some kind of history of inaccuracy, then that would make it even more important for the editor(s) to triple and quadruple check this kind of report.
Tashre t1_ixg25ra wrote
Reply to Associated Press reporter fired over erroneous story on Russian attack by Moynamama
> The Associated Press said the incident was part of a pattern of behavior. In a statement, spokesperson Lauren Easton said that the publication is continuing to review the incident. But she implied that the decision to fire LaPorta was not based just on last week’s story, though she did not clarify what those incidents were.
> “When our standards are violated, we must take the steps necessary to protect the integrity of the news report. We do not make these decisions lightly, nor are they based on isolated incidents,” she said.
If their defense is that this reporter has some kind of history of inaccuracy, then that would make it even more important for the editor(s) to triple and quadruple check this kind of report.