Quote (bogie160 @ Mar 15 2021 06:57pm)
In these situations I think it's critical that the Washington Post faces pressure to identify where their sources failed, why their sources failed, and what they are going to do better going forward.
The alternative is that WaPo simply ceases to be a reputable outlet.
Its hard to know anymore because the level of trickery reaches levels that are hard to keep up with.
Using anonymous sources without a verifiable trail of evidence.
Burying facts 20-paragraphs into an article with the first 10 paragraphs being a fender rage essay.
Stealth editing articles after the fact back into factual articles a week after the unedited article went viral.
If we were living in a society in which the CCP was paying off all media outlets to further their interests, our society would look exactly as it does now.