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Legal Editor, @BuzzFeedNews. SCOTUS Correspondent. Nat Sec Team, covering Trump & Mueller. Sober. Gay. Buckeye. Law Dork. DMs open. chris.geidner@buzzfeed.com

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    Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

    If you aren’t accountable to anyone, you can tweet threads spinning any story you want — and it will get praise and attention and RTs from people desperate to see things change. That doesn’t make it right or healthy for democracy.

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      2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

        Journalism and reporting takes facts, and it takes work, and it takes editors willing to tell reporters, “No, you don’t quite have the story yet.”

        3 replies 38 retweets 269 likes
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      3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

        Yes, the so-called “mainstream media” screws thugs up often — is too safe, is too access-driven, etc. — and that’s why alt-press and bloggers and citizen activists are essential as well.

        2 replies 15 retweets 134 likes
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      4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

        Journalists — at least good ones — are totally comfortable with — in fact eager to be held accountable from all sides: from editors, from readers, from the left, right, and every direction.

        3 replies 28 retweets 187 likes
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      5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

        The differences between the types of people adding to the conversation are important, though, and I don’t think we want to ignore those distinctions.

        2 replies 5 retweets 92 likes
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      6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

        When I was at Law Dork, I had little influence over the conversation, but I also had little accountability — which let me explore the outer reaches of things a little more carelessly. Sometimes, it led to a gem, which was great!

        1 reply 3 retweets 75 likes
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      7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

        The things I would write there were often bad — and were certainly not edited by anyone. I had no one, besides commenters, telling me, “Why are you writing this? It has no logical coherence?” or “This adds nothing to the conversation.”

        2 replies 2 retweets 72 likes
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      8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

        But, it taught me a lot, and I learned about process, and I learned how to follow a story — like the beginnings of marriage equality, SCOTUS rulings, the hate crimes bill, the federal Prop 8 lawsuit.

        1 reply 4 retweets 73 likes
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      9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

        Then, when I did get an editor at Metro Weekly, I was at a local, niche publication — but I was in DC and covering an issue of growing national importance: LGBT rights. So, I saw my influence on the conversation grow, along with accountability.

        1 reply 2 retweets 80 likes
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      10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

        When I was able to ask a question at the White House press briefing, for example, it often was as much about getting the folks in the front two rows to think about the issue — bc I knew they could actually push for an answer from the White House.

        2 replies 2 retweets 96 likes
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      11. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

        Then, I went to BuzzFeed and had more of a voice, and, as BuzzFeed has grown and as I’ve continued my work, my input in the conversation has grown — but, even looking at the replies here, my accountability has grown as well.

        2 replies 3 retweets 86 likes
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      12. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

        Recently, I tweeted out a story that some folks thought our framing of it was bad. I responded to people for like 6 hours. And, you know what, many were still not satisfied,but I followed 3 of them, bc I wanted to make sure I was getting their insights going forward.

        2 replies 4 retweets 97 likes
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      13. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

        Moments like that are how I like to make sure I keep holding myself accountable.

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      14. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

        Chris Geidner Retweeted southpaw

        And, as usual, pup is right that some journalists — higher up the scale or not from me (and, on bad days, I’m sure me as well) — take fair criticism poorly. That’s wrong, and we all should work on that.https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/934298892941664256 …

        Chris Geidner added,

        southpaw @nycsouthpaw
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        some very good, incandescently talented journalists aren’t quite so comfortable with challenges to their work
        3 replies 11 retweets 121 likes
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      15. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

        Anyone looking for the truth and seeking to add their voice to the conversation should do so. Of course, and I love it — I am a prime beneficiary of this new world.

        1 reply 3 retweets 58 likes
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      16. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 24 Nov 2017

        But, as readers, I suggest people think about whether those tweeting claims or conclusions that happen to agree with what you want to hear have engaged in independent journalism to reach this conclusion — and whether they are accountable to anyone for what they write.

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      17. End of conversation
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      2. RealityTC®‏ @RealityTC 24 Nov 2017
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        If this is a slam against Seth Abramson, I’d like to hear a counter argument. But I don’t understand your ‘bad for democracy’ comment with so many things that are truly bad for democracy right now.

        1 reply 1 retweet 19 likes
      3. Tracy Wade‏ @jazzthecat66 24 Nov 2017
        Replying to @RealityTC @chrisgeidner

        If this is about Seth, I don’t understand the criticism. He gathers journalism from all over and weaves together a big picture. He doesn’t claim to be doing more than putting pieces together. It’s a big project, and I’m glad to have someone doing it.

        3 replies 1 retweet 21 likes
      4. Zachary Siegel‏ @ZachWritesStuff 24 Nov 2017
        Replying to @jazzthecat66 @RealityTC @chrisgeidner

        Seth Abramson is a conspiracy theorist.

        2 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
      5. RealityTC®‏ @RealityTC 24 Nov 2017
        Replying to @ZachWritesStuff

        Conspiracy theorist as in Pizza Gate, Flat Earth or Illuminati? Or conspiracy theorist in that he has pieced together evidence that creates a larger picture? Not trolling. I’d like to understand where this criticism comes from & you seem credible.

        2 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
      6. Zachary Siegel‏ @ZachWritesStuff 25 Nov 2017
        Replying to @RealityTC

        Conspiracy theorist as in: he comes to unsubstantiated conclusions. The “bigger picture” he weaves wouldn’t hold up in court and he knows it. But it works for Twitter.

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      7. Margobble gobble Mashpotooties  🦃 🍽‏ @MacMargi 25 Nov 2017
        Replying to @ZachWritesStuff @RealityTC

        I meant to say... you CAN'T ask for much more from someone- lays out facts, shows his work, presents his conclusions.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
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