Great annoyance at having to mention the truth - Butterflies and Wheels

No categories

« A whopper of a lie of a headline

Communities v corners »

Great annoyance at having to mention the truth

Sep 3rd, 2021 | By Ophelia Benson
Category: Notes and Comment Blog

Person charged.

If you’re wondering if the Guardian journalists who amplified the Wi-Spa-is-a-hoax-hoax will do any kind of soul searching after being so thoroughly wrong, the answer is right here and it’s no https://t.co/OXd7720PzS

— Katie Herzog (@kittypurrzog) September 3, 2021

They not only do no soul-searching, they do more evasion and obfuscation and changing of the subject. They’re not journalists at all.

And then there’s trans journalist Evan Urquhart:

The following tweets are a great example of why activist journalists can never be a thing. These people are so righteous that they could never fathom a retraction or correction to their work, and asking them to be honest in their stories is almost an insult to them. pic.twitter.com/yE8P3RnH4q

— Jeff Larson (@jeffistweeting) September 3, 2021

Lois Beckett and Sam Levin and Evan Urquhart should start their own “news” outlet.

One Response to “Great annoyance at having to mention the truth”

#1
latsot
September 4, 2021 at 2:41 am

After all, we can’t go around doing anything as crazy as believing women.