Why newsrooms haven't published leaked Trump campaign documents

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/08/13/iran-email-hack-republicans-media-response/

by nabla9 • 2 years ago

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WarOnPrivacy• 2 years ago

My criteria for publishing docs:

Is this something the public should have already know about?

robtherobber• 2 years ago

This is a legitimate, reasonable way to assess whether a document should be published or not. However, it's also a very potent method to stir up shit and cause inadvertent social crises rather than scrutinise power in all its forms and inform the public, which are arguably the main roles of journalism.

techostritch2• 2 years ago

Whether it’s Twitter censoring the Hunter Biden Laptop story, or Politico censoring this story, the media should not be determining what to censor and what not to censor. Release the documents and let the voters decide.

verdverm2• 2 years ago

Sometimes it is illegal (when obtained via hacking and shared with the media privately) and sometimes it is false information.

Responsible journalism is preferable

brodouevencode• 2 years ago

Responsible journalism is preferable

Sure, but each newsroom, and maybe even journalist, has their own interpretation of what is "responsible".

techostritch2• 2 years ago

Do we really want the mainstream media determining what’s “false” what a track record they have so far. We should trust people to judge for themselves.

nabla9• 2 years ago

There is a reason for journalistic standards for publication.

1. Authenticity.

2. Motivation.

3. Importance.

When Iranians/Russians/Chinese hack political campaigns, they

1. Can falsify data, or inject errors.

2. They can "editorialize" the leak before publication to have a bias.

3. They can reveal information not relevant for the public but really harmful for the individual.

Let voters decide my ass. The purpose of journalism is to distill data for people to decide.

Why newsrooms haven't published leaked Trump campaign documents

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