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minus-squareRapidcreek@reddthat.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down6·10 months agoA report on a statement is not speculation. The statement could be, but not the report.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·10 months agoMaybe, but that’s not how the article is framed. Personally, I don’t think someone spouting off should be repeated. Good journalism would be investigating and verifying the claim.
minus-squareRapidcreek@reddthat.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·10 months agoHe’s a government spokesman. Good journalism is to quote him directly, which they did. Quotation marks and everything.
A report on a statement is not speculation. The statement could be, but not the report.
Maybe, but that’s not how the article is framed.
Personally, I don’t think someone spouting off should be repeated. Good journalism would be investigating and verifying the claim.
He’s a government spokesman. Good journalism is to quote him directly, which they did. Quotation marks and everything.