"Journalism should always distinguish facts and assertions, and prioritise facts over assertions."
Must-read by @jameskirkup . Every US journalist covering trans issues should read it, too. More than once.
https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/08/is-the-bbc-scared-of-the-transgender-debate/ …
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"the BBC is institutionally scared of criticism by ... trans-rights groups, so there is a tendency to shy away from potential disagreement & tension that commonly arises when journalists do their job and put pursuit of the truth above the comfort of their subjects." DO THEIR JOB
8:49 PM - 15 Aug 2018
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