Also noteworthy: infosec Twitter jumped on & debunked that story quickly; same group has diff view on Russia/DNC.
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i.e. expertise exists; not all of it is groupthink or Russia bandwagon but traditional media reporting on cybersec often lousy.
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It was very predictable how that story would be perceived - the huge impact it'd have - and maximum caution was required.
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Totally agree—very bad story. But it's like the PropOrNot story. WaPo failed on both; problem the story is about real though.
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But as someone validly concerned about Fake News, don't you think stories like this lay the groundwork w/a collapse of trust?
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They do! Trad media failures have absolutely eroded trust in them; what's jumping into the gap is often different beast though.
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My concern in the original thread was the need for understanding different mechanisms of failure; if all lumped same, can't fix.
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Trad journalism has had major failures; internet business model fueling more. Still, it has a normative form that it fails from.
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That normative form is worth defending and figuring out ways to (re)build institutionally—even while knowing will still fail.
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Right. I think finding ways to rebuild faith in at least some media institutions is key priority for combatting Fake News.
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Absolutely agree. That doesn't mean blind trust or endorsement of media institutions (no!) but to figure out failure modes and+
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..see which ones can be fixed/pressured? Maybe subs from engaged audience can help defend against clickbait headline for ex?
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Flak and quick fact-checking by expert circles (like VT story) can maybe build caution into some stories? Dunno; but feel like+
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