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Why do we tolerate hearsay in journalism?
| appetizing elite codepig | 01/16/18 |
| galvanic avocado brunch | 01/16/18 |
| impressive seedy bawdyhouse half-breed | 01/16/18 |
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Date: January 16th, 2018 3:43 PM Author: appetizing elite codepig why do we tolerate it in articles? Anys negatives for a publication having a rule against publishing hearsay? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3861639&forum_id=2#35169724) |
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Date: January 16th, 2018 3:45 PM Author: galvanic avocado brunch well I've heard it's because ... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3861639&forum_id=2#35169738) |
Date: January 16th, 2018 3:47 PM Author: impressive seedy bawdyhouse half-breed yeah, i am all for TOTAL freedom of speech, and am horrified by attempts to chip away at the edges of the 1st amendment (disallowing 'hate speech,' etc). but the ONE thing i dislike about American style freedom of speech is the unserious commitment to punishing libel/slander. too many bullshit 'accusations' and hearsays, etc, get reported, because journalists just want to smear people for political reasons. there needs to be a higher standard. |